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Lionel

Lionel is a village in Western Isles, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 2 restaurants or cafés and 8 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lionel area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Na h-Eileanan Siar area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar
County
Western Isles
Constituency
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 15° / 12° · 94% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 11° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:50Sunset 19:50

13h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

Road safety

17 reported road collisions (2024)

9 killed or seriously injured · 21 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

8 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£146,176 average 12.6% YoY

Across Na h-Eileanan Siar · to 2026-06

Detached£183,598
Semi-detached£121,825
Terraced£93,177
Flat£72,477

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Galson Trust (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

25,770 residents in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

Independent majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,535 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£780 median full-time weekly pay

2% 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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • Lionel, Lewis · 0.2 km

    Lionel is a village in the Ness area of the Isle of Lewis. Lionel is within the parish of Barvas. Lionel is situated near the northern end of the A857, at the junctions with the B8013 to Eoropie and the B8015 to Eorod…

  • Adabroc · 0.6 km

    Adabrock, is a village in the area of Ness, Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Adabrock is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8015 between Lionel and Eorodale. It is at the northern tip of Lewis…

  • Port of Ness · 1.1 km

    Port of Ness is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Port of Ness is within the parish of Barvas. Port of Ness is situated at the end of the A857, which runs from S…

  • Knockaird · 1.2 km

    Knockaird is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the highest point in Port of Ness and is home to Dùn Èistean an ancient ruined fort on a small island that is j…

  • Eorodale · 1.2 km

    Eorodale is a settlement in the community of Ness, on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Eorodale is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8015 between Lionel and Skigersta.

  • Fivepenny · 1.4 km

    Fivepenny is one of the many villages in the Lewis district of Ness and part of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Fivepenny is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8014, between Port of Ness…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Lionel?
Lionel is a town in Western Isles, Scotland, in the Na h-Eileanan Siar local authority.
How deprived is Lionel?
The Na h-Eileanan Siar local authority, which includes Lionel, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.