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Finstown

Finstown is a town or village in Orkney, Scotland. It has three restaurants or cafés and 11 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Finstown area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Orkney Islands
County
Orkney
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
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°COvercast

  • Today: 12° / 11° · 50% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:35Sunset 16:16

8h 41m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

Road safety

8 reported road collisions (2025)

5 killed or seriously injured · 9 casualties · 3.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

8 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 5 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£216,479 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Orkney Islands · to 2026-08

Detached£290,099
Semi-detached£200,730
Terraced£171,455
Flat£111,960

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 176.9p · Asda (9.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (9.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: Orkney Crofts (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Source: Orkney Islands Council

Population

21,920 residents in Orkney Islands

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 27%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

Orkney and Shetland

Recent votes:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens161
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,780 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Stakeholder Liaison Officer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£786 median full-time weekly pay

1.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,234 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 87% · Solar 13%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.2
  • Feeling worthwhile8.3
  • Happiness yesterday8.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2020-21

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Orkney and Shetland:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Finstown · 0.1 km

    Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands.

  • Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn · 1.2 km

    Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a s…

  • Buckle's Tower · 1.2 km

    Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on t…

  • Mainland, Orkney · 1.2 km

    The Mainland, also known as Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.

  • Holm of Grimbister · 2.0 km

    Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.

  • Damsay · 3.1 km

    Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares (0.07 sq mi) in extent and rises to only 11 metres (36 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Ork…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Finstown?
Finstown is a town in Orkney, Scotland, in the Orkney Islands local authority.
How deprived is Finstown?
The Orkney Islands local authority, which includes Finstown, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.