Kincraig
Kincraig is a village in Inverness, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has 2 restaurants and cafés and 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kincraig area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Highland area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Highland
- County
- Inverness
- Constituency
- Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
5°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 8° / -1° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 8° / -1° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:33Sunset 16:25
8h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom
Road safety
245 reported road collisions (2025)
125 killed or seriously injured · 392 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 passed
- 3 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aviemore (9.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY
Across Highland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, Kincraig (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Caithness Committee approves six Community Regeneration Fund applications· 2 Nov 2026
- Community Regeneration Funds to help Gairloch’s local newspaper· 2 Nov 2026
- Dr Jean Munro recommended to receive Freedom of Grantown-on-Spey· 2 Nov 2026
- Invitation to pay parking boosts Badenoch and Strathspey Area and Common Good Funds· 2 Nov 2026
- Chief Social Work Officer 2025/26 annual report· 30 Oct 2026
Source: Highland Council
Population
237,260 residents in Highland
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Scotland
4% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
- AyeDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces
- Aye Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £30,800 avg
e.g. Duty Manager (Retail)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£775 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,917 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 100%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey:
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces577 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government343 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks245 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately177 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills173 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Kincraig railway station · 0.2 kmKincraig railway station served the village of Kincraig, Highland, Scotland from 1863 to 1965 on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.
Kincraig · 0.2 kmKincraig is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland. Its original name was Boat of Inch, reflecting the ferry boat crossing of the Spey River that once operated here but the na…
River Feshie · 1.0 kmThe River Feshie is a major right bank tributary of the River Spey in north-east Scotland. It rises in the remote countryside of the Glenfeshie Forest, flowing initially eastwards before turning sharply to the northwe…
Loch Insh · 1.6 kmLoch Insh is a loch in the Scottish Highlands. It is situated in the Cairngorms National Park on the River Spey, in the heart of Badenoch and Strathspey, immediately downstream of the Insh Marshes. It is around six mi…
Dunachton · 1.7 kmDunachton is an estate on the north-west shore of Loch Insh in Badenoch and Strathspey, in the Highlands of Scotland. It occupies land immediately to the north of the A9 road and General Wade's Military Road.
- Dalnavert, Highland · 2.7 km
Dalnavert is a small rural hamlet, that lies 4 miles northeast of Insh, and 8 miles northeast of Kingussie, in the strath of the River Spey, in the west Cairngorms National Park, in Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness-…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kincraig?
- Kincraig is a town in Inverness, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
- How deprived is Kincraig?
- The Highland local authority, which includes Kincraig, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.