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Lhanbryde

Lhanbryde is a village in Moray, Scotland, with a population of around 1,970. It has 5 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Elgin, 5.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lhanbryde 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 53% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:22

8h 52m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

10 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 10 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Elgin (5.7 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Elgin (5.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£203,371 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Moray · to 2026-08

Detached£315,635
Semi-detached£199,910
Terraced£158,832
Flat£109,934

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (5.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (5.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Sepa Elgin (4.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds3

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:

  • 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

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,930 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • 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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Lhanbryde · 0.1 km

    Lhanbryde is a village that lies four miles east of Elgin in Moray, Scotland. Previously bisected by the A96, it was bypassed in the early 1990s and now lies to the north of this busy trunk road. It had a population o…

  • Lhanbryde railway station · 0.5 km

    Lhanbryde railway station served the village of Lhanbryde, Moray, Scotland from 1858 to 1964 on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.

  • Coxton Tower · 1.4 km

    Coxton Tower is a late sixteenth-century tower house in Moray, Scotland. Heavily fortified, it was built around 1590, with substantive repairs in 1635 and 1645, but its design is reminiscent of much older buildings. I…

  • Urquhart, Moray · 2.0 km

    Urquhart is a small village in Moray, Scotland. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Elgin, and one mile NE of the larger village of Lhanbryde. It is just over 1 mile north of the main A96 road connecting Elgin…

  • Urquhart Priory · 2.1 km

    Urquhart Priory was a Benedictine monastic community in Moray; the priory was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was founded by King David I of Scotland in 1136 as a cell of Dunfermline Abbey in the aftermath of the…

  • Urquhart railway station · 2.2 km

    Urquhart railway station was a railway station serving the village of Urquhart, parish of Urquhart, Moray. The railway station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Lhanbryde?
Lhanbryde is a town in Moray, Scotland, in the Moray local authority.
What is the population of Lhanbryde?
Lhanbryde has an approximate settlement population of 1,970.
How deprived is Lhanbryde?
The Moray local authority, which includes Lhanbryde, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.