Roybridge
Roybridge is a village in Inverness, Scotland, with a population of around 1. There is 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station is Roy Bridge, 0.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Roybridge area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Highland area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 9° / 1° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 2° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:31Sunset 16:34
9h 2m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US 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
- 3 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Roy Bridge (0.5 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Roy Bridge (0.5 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
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Community Hall Car Park (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Chief Social Work Officer 2025/26 annual report· 30 Oct 2026
- Council backs plans for a new Highland Growth Deal· 29 Oct 2026
- Council to seek views on how to balance £39.2m budget gap· 29 Oct 2026
- Council launches consultation on proposed change of use of Common Good land at Nairn Links Beach· 29 Oct 2026
- Highland Council Visitor Levy Consultation In-person Events Announced· 29 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
Council control
SNP / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
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 Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government234 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Roy Bridge railway station · 0.5 kmRoy Bridge railway station is a railway station serving the village of Roybridge in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Tulloch and Spean Bridge, sited 87 miles 35 chain…
Roybridge · 0.8 kmRoybridge is a small village, that lies at the confluence of the rivers River Roy and River Spean, located three miles east of Spean Bridge, in Kilmonivaig Parish, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Hig…
- Inverroy · 1.4 km
Inverroy is a scattered village situated 2 miles east of Spean Bridge in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Bohuntine · 2.1 kmBohuntine is a settlement located close to Roybridge, in Lochaber, within the Scottish Highlands, and is in the Highland Council area.
Battle of Mulroy · 2.1 kmThe Battle of Mulroy was a Scottish clan battle fought in August 1688 in the Lochaber district of Scotland. It was fought between the Clan Mackintosh who were supported by government troops under Kenneth Mackenzie of…
- Achluachrach · 2.8 km
Achluachrach is a small settlement in Glen Spean in Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the A86 road, 3 km east of Roybridge and 8 km east of Spean Bridge. The River Spean and the West…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roybridge?
- Roybridge is a town in Inverness, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
- What is the population of Roybridge?
- Roybridge has an approximate settlement population of 1.
- How deprived is Roybridge?
- The Highland local authority, which includes Roybridge, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.