Elgin

10°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 8° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:25

8h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

46 reported road collisions (2025)

29 killed or seriously injured · 65 casualties · 4.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

227 food businesses within 2 miles

• 195 passed
• 8 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Elgin (0.9 km)
• 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£203,371 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Moray · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (1.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (1.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Ladyhill Road Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms4
• Sports pitches32
• Playgrounds20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

94,730 residents in Moray

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

1% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 3% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National Party

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens212
• Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,930 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

147 jobs advertised · £36,264 avg

e.g. Training Manager, Social Worker, Apprentice - Elgin 737

Source: Adzuna

£659 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,035 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 99% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

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

• 
  St Giles Centre · 0.2 km

  St Giles Shopping Centre was a closed shopping centre in Elgin, Scotland. The Centre has two floors and has a glass lift. The Centre is supported with an adjacent car park. It also contains Elgin's bus station. The ce…

• 
  Elgin Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Elgin Town Hall is a municipal building in Trinity Place in Elgin, Moray in Scotland. The building, which is used as an events venue, is a Category B listed building.

• 
  St Giles' Church, Elgin · 0.2 km

  St Giles' Church is a Church of Scotland church situated in the centre of Elgin, Moray, in north-east Scotland. It is Elgin's original parish church. The current building was built between 1825 and 1828 and designed i…

• 
  Elgin, Moray · 0.2 km

  Elgin is a historic market town and formerly a royal burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above…

• 
  Elgin Castle · 0.3 km

  Elgin Castle was a 12th-century castle built near Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

• 
  Duke of Gordon's Monument · 0.3 km

  The Duke of Gordon's Monument is a commemorative monument on Lady Hill in Elgin, Scotland. Built in honour of George Gordon, the 5th Duke of Gordon, the monument takes the form of a Tuscan column, 80 feet (24 m) high,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)