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Tankerness

Tankerness is a village in Orkney, Scotland. It has around 1 restaurant and café and 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tankerness 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

13°COvercast

  • Today: 13° / 12° · 31% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:40

13h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

49US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

2 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 1 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£236,740 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Orkney Islands · to 2026-06

Detached£314,951
Semi-detached£224,198
Terraced£186,330
Flat£121,717

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Lynnfield Hotel (5.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

Council control

Independent majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • St Andrews, Orkney · 0.5 km

    St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. The settlements of Tankerness, Toab and Foubiste…

  • Loch of Tankerness · 1.4 km

    Loch of Tankerness is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in Scotland. The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies a…

  • Tankerness · 1.5 km

    Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of Kirkwall Airport. The…

  • Kirkwall Airport · 2.1 km

    Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.

  • Mine Howe · 2.6 km

    Mine Howe is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the Tankerness area of Orkney, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkn…

  • Toab, Orkney · 4.6 km

    Toab is a village on the Orkney Mainland, situated in the East Mainland, off the A960 road, at the head of Deer Sound.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

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