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Brora

Brora is a village in Sutherland, Scotland, with a population of around 1,290. The area has around 4 restaurants and cafés and 1 pharmacy, along with 9 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Brora, located 0.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brora 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
Sutherland
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

10°COvercast

  • Today: 11° / 7° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:25

8h 54m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

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

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 9 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Brora (0.4 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Brora (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

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

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Brora Charging Hub (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

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:

  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £29,812 avg

e.g. Customer Team Member, Development Officer

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

  • Brora · 0.1 km

    Brora is a village in the east of Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland.

  • Brora railway station · 0.4 km

    Brora railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Brora in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 90 miles 48 chains (145.8 km) from Inverness, between Dunrobin…

  • Brora Y Station · 0.4 km

    Brora Y Station was a Government listening station located South-east of Brora in Sutherland, Scotland which operated between 1940 and 1986.

  • Brora Rangers F.C. · 0.4 km

    Brora Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club from the village of Brora, Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They play in the Highland League, of which they have been champions six times,…

  • Brora Coalfield · 0.8 km

    The Brora Coalfield is a coalfield on the east coast of Sutherland in northern Scotland. The 'Brora Main' is a 1m to 1.5m thick seam which has been mined in the Brora area. It is unusual amongst British coalfields in…

  • River Brora · 1.2 km

    The River Brora is an east-flowing river in Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It is formed where its headwater streams, Allt Gobhlach and Allt nan Con-uisge meet. As a part of the Loch Shin Hydro Scheme, some o…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Brora?
Brora is a town in Sutherland, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
What is the population of Brora?
Brora has an approximate settlement population of 1,290.
How deprived is Brora?
The Highland local authority, which includes Brora, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.