Garmouth
Garmouth is a village in Moray, Scotland, with a population of around 580. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Garmouth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Moray area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
16°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 13° · 62% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:37
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
47US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Angus Forfar Glamis Rd, 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
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Elgin (12.2 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£208,397 average▲ 9.4% YoY
Across Moray · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (9.4 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Gordon Castle Walled Garden and Cafe (5.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Golf courses1
- 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
Your MP
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Recent votes:
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,910 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 97% · Solar 3%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO
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:
- Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness616 local signatures · 15,803 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces577 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s390 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership330 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office254 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Garmouth · 0.1 kmGarmouth is a village in Moray, north east Scotland. It is situated close to the mouth of the River Spey and the coast of the Moray Firth at nearby Kingston.
Garmouth railway station · 0.5 kmGarmouth railway station was a railway station in Garmouth, parish of Urquhart, Moray. The railway station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1884, served by Abe…
Spey Viaduct · 0.8 kmSpey Viaduct is a former railway bridge which spans the mouth of the River Spey in northern Scotland. The line opened in 1886, closed to railway traffic in 1968, and has been used as a cycle and footpath since rail cl…
Kingston, Moray · 1.1 kmKingston on Spey is a small coastal village in Moray, Scotland. It is situated immediately north of Garmouth at the western side of the mouth of the River Spey on the coast of the Moray Firth. Kingston was founded in…
River Spey · 1.4 kmThe River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At 107 mi (172 km) it is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom and the third longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is an important location f…
Tugnet Ice House · 1.5 kmThe Tugnet Ice House is a Category A listed building in Spey Bay, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Spey. It was built as an industrial ice house used to store ice for packing salmon from the Spey fishery before i…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Garmouth?
- Garmouth is a town in Moray, Scotland, in the Moray local authority.
- What is the population of Garmouth?
- Garmouth has an approximate settlement population of 580.
- How deprived is Garmouth?
- The Moray local authority, which includes Garmouth, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.