Isleornsay
Isleornsay is a town or village in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It has around 1 restaurant and café and 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Isleornsay 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
7°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 5° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:38Sunset 16:34
8h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
68US AQI · Moderate
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
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY
Across Highland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: An Crubh LTD, Sleat (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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
Council control
SNP / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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 Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government234 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Isleornsay · 0.1 kmIsleornsay is a village lying off the main Armadale to Sleat road on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It overlooks, but is not upon, the island of Ornsay. The island itself shelters one of the best natural harbours in so…
- Té Bheag · 0.5 km
Tè Bheag is a blended Scotch whisky made by Pràban na Linne Ltd in Scotland. It is one of Sir Iain Noble's Gaelic Whisky range, which has its headquarters at Eilean Iarmain on the Isle of Skye.
A851 road · 0.7 kmThe A851 road is one of the principal roads of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

Ornsay · 1.3 kmOrnsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Loch na Dal · 2.6 kmLoch na Dal is a sea loch on the Sleat Peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Kinloch Lodge, a hotel, is located on its northern shore and the A851 road runs along its southern shore. Althou…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Isleornsay?
- Isleornsay is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
- How deprived is Isleornsay?
- The Highland local authority, which includes Isleornsay, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.