Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth is a town in Moray, Scotland, with a population of around 6,840. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, with Elgin railway station 7.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lossiemouth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Moray area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
13°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 13° · 53% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 13° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 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
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
53 food businesses within 2 miles
- 49 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Elgin (8.9 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 (9.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (9.1 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Lossiemouth Station Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches9
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds10
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
- Schools3
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,910 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
25 jobs advertised · £41,170 avg
e.g. Principal Naval Architect, P-8A Pilot Instructor, Bank Support Practitioner
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
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:
- 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
Lossiemouth Town Hall · 0.1 kmLossiemouth Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. The building is currently used as a community events venue.
Lossiemouth railway station · 0.2 kmLossiemouth railway station served the town of Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland from 1852 to 1964 on the Morayshire Railway.
East Beach Bridge · 0.3 kmThe East Beach Bridge is a footbridge crossing the River Lossie at Lossiemouth in Moray, northeast Scotland, connecting the town to East Beach. The original bridge was closed in 2019 and dismantled in 2022, and was re…
Lossiemouth Lifeboat Station · 0.3 kmLossiemouth Lifeboat Station was located in Lossiemouth, a harbour town sitting midway between Inverness and Fraserburgh on the Moray coast, formerly Elginshire, in north-east Scotland.
Lossiemouth · 0.4 kmLossiemouth is a coastal town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important fishing town. Although there has been over 1,000 years of settlement in the area, the present day town w…
Lossiemouth F.C. · 0.9 kmLossiemouth Football Club are a senior football club from Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. They play in the Highland League.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lossiemouth?
- Lossiemouth is a town in Moray, Scotland, in the Moray local authority.
- What is the population of Lossiemouth?
- Lossiemouth has an approximate settlement population of 6,840.
- How deprived is Lossiemouth?
- The Moray local authority, which includes Lossiemouth, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.