Bragar

6°CMist

• Today: 9° / 4° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:51Sunset 16:28

8h 37m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

12 reported road collisions (2025)

4 killed or seriously injured · 18 casualties · 4.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

7 food businesses within 2 miles

• 6 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£147,416 average▲ 13.6% YoY

Across Na h-Eileanan Siar · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: North Shawbost (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

25,770 residents in Na h-Eileanan Siar

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Torcuil Crichton

Labour

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

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

1,560 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£780 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,351 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction8.2
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday8.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Na h-Eileanan an Iar:

• Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers62 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills50 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government45 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately32 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals29 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

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

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  Bragar · 0.2 km

  Bragar is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 14 miles from the island's only town, Stornoway. Bragar is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A858 between Ca…

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  Arnol · 2.5 km

  Arnol is a small village typical of many settlements of the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Arnol is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A858.

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  Shawbost · 3.0 km

  Shawbost is a large village in the West Side of the Isle of Lewis. The village of Shawbost has a population of around 500 and lies around 20 miles west of Lewis's capital Stornoway. Shawbost is within the parish of Ba…

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  Brue · 5.4 km

  Brue is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is a crofting township and it is composed of two areas: Am Baile Staigh, which is nearer the coast, and Pàirc Bhrù,…

• Mullen Bridge · 5.7 km

  Mullen Bridge is an old bridge crossing the Royal Canal in Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland. It was built between 1790 and 1800.

• West Side, Lewis · 6.9 km

  The West Side is the name used for the settlements along the NW coast of the Isle of Lewis between Dell in Ness to the NE and Shawbost to the SW.

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