Muir of Ord

14°CSunny

• Today: 17° / 6° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:45

13h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

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)

34 food businesses within 2 miles

• 18 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Muir of Ord (0.2 km)
• 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£221,000 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Dingwall & Highland Marts, Bailechaul Road (7.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches3
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Celebrating adult learning and marking International Literacy Day· 11 Sept 2026
• 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

Source: Highland Council

237,260 residents in Highland

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Jamie Stone

Liberal Democrat

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Independent coalition

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

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

24 jobs advertised · £37,395 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Customer Team Leader, HGV Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 69% · Solar 31%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office271 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills210 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test154 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Muir of Ord · 0.2 km

  Muir of Ord is a village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated near the western end of the Black Isle, about 9 miles (14 km) west of the city of Inverness and 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) sout…

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  Muir of Ord railway station · 0.2 km

  Muir of Ord railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is 13 miles 4 chains from…

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  Glen Ord distillery · 0.9 km

  Glen Ord distillery is a whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands.

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  Bishop Kinkell · 2.0 km

  Bishop Kinkell is a small scattered crofting hamlet 1.5 miles south of Conon Bridge in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

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  Muir of Tarradale · 2.1 km

  Muir of Tarradale is a scattered crofting township, lying 1.5 miles east of Muir of Ord on the western side of the Black Isle, in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

• Windhill · 2.2 km

  Windhill is a hamlet in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland council area of Scotland, about halfway between the villages of Beauly and Muir of Ord, beside the A862. It is just to the north of a small stream which marks…

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