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Invergordon

Invergordon is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, with a population of around 3,930. It has around 7 restaurants and cafés, 21 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Invergordon, 0.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Invergordon 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
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 10° · 38% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:41

12h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

Road safety

273 reported road collisions (2024)

167 killed or seriously injured · 405 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

51 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 31 passed
  • 5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Invergordon (0.4 km)
  • 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Invergordon (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£221,000 average 4.8% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-06

Detached£344,964
Semi-detached£211,204
Terraced£170,564
Flat£125,145

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Morrisons (4.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Morrisons (4.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Mains of Newhall (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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

Council control

SNP / Independent coalition

  • Lab 2
  • Con 6
  • LD 15
  • Grn 3
  • Oth 18

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

30 jobs advertised · £44,112 avg

e.g. Mechanical Fitter (Pumps / Gearboxes), HGV Technician, Care Assistant

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

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Invergordon Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Invergordon Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Invergordon in the Highland area of Scotland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category B listed building.

  • Invergordon F.C. · 0.3 km

    Invergordon Football Club is a senior football club from Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands. It plays at the Recreation Grounds and currently competes in the North Caledonian Football League, and will compete in th…

  • Invergordon railway station · 0.4 km

    Invergordon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, 31 miles 37 chains (50.6 km) from…

  • Invergordon Lifeboat Station · 0.4 km

    Invergordon Lifeboat Station is located on Shore Road, in Invergordon, Easter Ross, a port town situated on the Cromarty Firth, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the open water of the North Sea, formerly in Ross and…

  • Invergordon · 0.7 km

    Invergordon is a historic port town in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen, and is approximately 125 miles north-northeast of Edinburgh, 126 miles north of Glasgow,…

  • Ben Wyvis distillery · 0.8 km

    Ben Wyvis distillery was a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Invergordon, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Invergordon?
Invergordon is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
What is the population of Invergordon?
Invergordon has an approximate settlement population of 3,930.
How deprived is Invergordon?
The Highland local authority, which includes Invergordon, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.