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Ullapool

Ullapool is a village in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, with a population of around 1,500. It has around 1 pharmacy, around 1 supermarket, around 13 restaurants and cafés, and 11 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ullapool 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

5°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 10° / 4° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 8° / 2° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:41Sunset 16:26

8h 45m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

62US 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

58 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 28 passed
  • 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-08

Detached£349,591
Semi-detached£215,076
Terraced£174,559
Flat£126,614

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: RAWOWNED CALEDONIAN 3 (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches3
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £32,060 avg

e.g. Duty Manager (Maternity Cover - Starting October 2026) (Live-In Available), Farm and Estates Team Lead, Cleaner

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Lochbroom FM · 0.2 km

    Lochbroom FM was a radio station based in Ullapool, Wester Ross in the Highlands of Scotland that broadcast between 1995 and 2020 and which was Britain's smallest radio station.

  • A893 road · 0.2 km

    The A893 is a trunk road in the Scottish Highlands, located in the small town of Ullapool. It is approximately one-third of a mile (540 m) in length, and is named Shore Street for its entire diminutive length, along t…

  • Lochbroom Free Church · 0.2 km

    The Lochbroom Free Church is a place of worship of the Free Church of Scotland in Ullapool, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The church was built in 1909.

  • Ullapool · 0.5 km

    Ullapool is a village and port located in the civil parish of Lochbroom in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands. It is located around 45 miles northwest of Inverness. According to the Scottish Governmen…

  • Loch Broom · 0.9 km

    Loch Broom is a sea loch located in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, in the former parish of Lochbroom, on the west coast of Scotland. The small town of Ullapool lies on the eastern shore of the loch.

  • Allt-na-h-Airbhe · 1.9 km

    Allt-na-h-Airbhe, "stream at the boundary wall", is a small crofting settlement close to Ullapool, Ross and Cromarty, on the west shore of Loch Broom, and is within the council of Highland, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ullapool?
Ullapool is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
What is the population of Ullapool?
Ullapool has an approximate settlement population of 1,500.
How deprived is Ullapool?
The Highland local authority, which includes Ullapool, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.