Stromness

12°COvercast

• Today: 13° / 12° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:42

13h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

13 reported road collisions (2024)

7 killed or seriously injured · 18 casualties · 5.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

32 food businesses within 2 miles

• 26 passed
• 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£236,740 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Orkney Islands · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Stromness Ferry Road (West) Long Stay Car Par (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Occasional Licence - Eoin Harcus - Rendall Community Centre - Wedding - 6 November 2026
• Council Leader welcomes first child
• Occasional Licence - Lodge Odin No 917 Dounby - Masonic Hall, Dounby - Provincial Visitation Meeting, Dinner and Drinks - 30 October 2026
• Occasional Licences x 3 - Katie Macleod - Stromness Community Centre - Community Events - October - November 2026
• Community engagement to get underway on Orkney World Heritage Site Programme

Source: Orkney Islands Council

21,920 residents in Orkney Islands

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

Orkney and Shetland

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens536
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

23 jobs advertised · £31,609 avg

e.g. Head Chef, Support for Learning Assistant, Stromness Primary School (3 Posts) - ORK10741, PSV Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 64% · Solar 36%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Orkney and Shetland:

• Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers584 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership196 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s176 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills105 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office84 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

• 
  European Marine Energy Centre · 0.2 km

  The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd. is the world's leading test and research centre focused on wave and tidal power development, based in the Orkney Islands off the mainland of Scotland. The centre provides…

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  Stromness Lifeboat Station · 0.2 km

  Stromness Lifeboat Station is located in the harbour town of Stromness, the second largest town of Mainland, Orkney, in the Isles of Orkney, Scotland.

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  Pier Arts Centre · 0.3 km

  The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the au…

• Stromness Primary School · 0.5 km

  Stromness Primary School is a primary school in Stromness, Orkney. The school has around 125 students.

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  Stromness · 0.6 km

  Stromness is historic seaside town and burgh in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of the Orkney Mainland. It has a parish around the outside with the town of Stromness as its capital.

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  Inner Holm · 0.7 km

  Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)