Where is Lower Breakish?

Lower Breakish is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.

How deprived is Lower Breakish?

The Highland local authority, which includes Lower Breakish, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Lower Breakish

Lower Breakish is a town or village in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It has around 1 restaurants and cafés and 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lower Breakish 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

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

11°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 13° / 11° · 78% rain
Tomorrow: 14° / 11° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:55

13h 12m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US 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

27 food businesses within 2 miles

8 passed
2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kyle of Lochalsh (9.6 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 · Asda (2.8 km)
Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Asda (2.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: The Co-Operative, Broadford (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Local news

Highland Council welcomes funding boost to support households struggling with fuel costs· 9 Sept 2026
From Small Beginnings to Award Winning Community-Owned Radio Station· 9 Sept 2026
Temporary traffic management measures on Staffin Road, Portree· 8 Sept 2026
Interim Community Council Elections – Close of Nominations· 8 Sept 2026
Highlands’ first Cultural Assembly to shape future arts and culture strategy· 8 Sept 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

Lab 2
Con 6
LD 15
Grn 3
Oth 18

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

Amenities nearby

Parks & greens1
Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership444 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s383 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office256 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills191 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases178 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Lower Breakish · 1.1 km
Lower Breakish is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Upper Breakish · 1.1 km
Upper Breakish is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the United Kingdom.
Ashaig · 1.8 km
Ashaig is a small township, situated adjacent to Upper Breakish and Lower Breakish near Broadford on the island of Skye, Scotland. For administrative purposes, it lies in the Highland Council area.
Harrapool · 2.0 km
Harrapool is a village on the southeast coast of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It lies on the right-hand side of Broadford Bay, with the town of the bay to the e…
Broadford Airfield · 2.3 km
Isle of Skye (Broadford) Airfield is a small airfield on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, with a single runway. It is next to the hamlet of Ashaig, near the village of Broadford.
Broadford, Skye · 3.0 km
Broadford, together with nearby Harrapool, is the second-largest settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Lying in the shadow of the Red Cuillin mountains, Broadford is within the parish of Strath. A long meandering…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lower Breakish?: Lower Breakish is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
How deprived is Lower Breakish?: The Highland local authority, which includes Lower Breakish, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.