Cromarty
Cromarty is a village in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, with a population of around 740. It has two restaurants or cafés and five bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cromarty area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Highland area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Highland
- County
- Ross and Cromarty
- Constituency
- Ross, Skye and Lochaber
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
4°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 4° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 2° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:33Sunset 16:25
8h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
45US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom
Road safety
245 reported road collisions (2025)
125 killed or seriously injured · 392 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 12 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Invergordon (8.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY
Across Highland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Caithness Committee approves six Community Regeneration Fund applications· 2 Nov 2026
- Community Regeneration Funds to help Gairloch’s local newspaper· 2 Nov 2026
- Dr Jean Munro recommended to receive Freedom of Grantown-on-Spey· 2 Nov 2026
- Invitation to pay parking boosts Badenoch and Strathspey Area and Common Good Funds· 2 Nov 2026
- Chief Social Work Officer 2025/26 annual report· 30 Oct 2026
Source: Highland Council
Population
237,260 residents in Highland
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Scotland
4% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Jamie Stone
Liberal Democrat
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens218
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £39,069 avg
e.g. Care Assistant (Flexible Shifts), Senior Care Assistant (Flexible Shifts), Lead Carer £15.00-£16.50ph 45p per mile | Profit Share | Paid Training & SVQs | Cromarty (Full-time and Part-time)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£775 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,917 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 satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government283 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately213 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills211 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks197 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth119 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Cromarty · 0.1 kmCromarty is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is 5 miles…
Cromarty Courthouse · 0.2 kmCromarty Courthouse, formerly Cromarty Town House, is a municipal building in Church Street, Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. The structure, which is used as a museum, is a Category A listed building.
Cromarty Lifeboat Station · 0.3 kmCromarty Lifeboat Station was located on Marine Terrace in Cromarty, a town and former royal burgh on the Black Isle peninsula, overlooking the Cromarty Firth, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Inverness, i…
Cromarty Castle · 0.6 kmCromarty Castle was a castle in Cromarty, Scotland. Cromarty, then known as Crumbathyn, was created a royal burgh in the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland. Cromarty overlooks the entrance to the Cromarty Firth and…
- Balnapaling · 1.8 km
Balnapaling is a village on the north side of the Cromarty Firth, opposite Cromarty, located in eastern Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
HMS Natal · 3.0 kmHMS Natal was a Warrior-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She escorted the royal yacht in 1911–1912 for the newly crowned King George V's trip to India to attend…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cromarty?
- Cromarty is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
- What is the population of Cromarty?
- Cromarty has an approximate settlement population of 740.
- How deprived is Cromarty?
- The Highland local authority, which includes Cromarty, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.