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Findhorn

Findhorn is a village in Moray, Scotland, with a population of around 880. There are around 5 restaurants and cafés, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Forres, 5.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Findhorn area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Moray area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Moray
County
Moray
Constituency
Moray
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

11°CClear

  • Today: 13° / 10° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:41

13h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

44US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

Road safety

50 reported road collisions (2024)

35 killed or seriously injured · 67 casualties · 5.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 9 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Forres (5.2 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Forres (5.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£208,397 average 9.4% YoY

Across Moray · to 2026-06

Detached£324,087
Semi-detached£204,389
Terraced£161,725
Flat£113,650

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 172.9p · Esso (5.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Esso (5.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: West Whins Car Park, the Park, Findhorn (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

94,730 residents in Moray

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,910 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£659 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% 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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Findhorn · 0.3 km

    Findhorn is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 miles (9 km) by road…

  • Findhorn railway station · 0.4 km

    Findhorn railway station formerly served Findhorn in Moray, Scotland.

  • Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation · 0.9 km

    Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) operate from the marina at Findhorn, a town approximately 30 mi (48 km) north-east of Inverness, on the southern shore of the Moray Firth in the county of Moray, on the north-e…

  • Findhorn Foundation · 1.1 km

    The Findhorn Foundation is a Scottish charitable trust registered in 1972, formed by the spiritual community at the Findhorn Ecovillage, one of the largest intentional communities in Britain. It has been home to thous…

  • Findhorn Ecovillage · 1.1 km

    The Findhorn Ecovillage, known in the past as the Findhorn Community is an experimental intentional community project based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn. The community promotes sustain…

  • River Findhorn · 1.2 km

    The River Findhorn is one of the longest rivers in Scotland. Located in the north east, it flows into the Moray Firth on the north coast. It has one of the largest non-firth estuaries in Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Findhorn?
Findhorn is a town in Moray, Scotland, in the Moray local authority.
What is the population of Findhorn?
Findhorn has an approximate settlement population of 880.
How deprived is Findhorn?
The Moray local authority, which includes Findhorn, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.