Swordale
Swordale is a town or village in Western Isles, Scotland, with one bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Swordale 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
Weather
14°COvercast
- Today: 14° / 10° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 13° · Light rain
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:48Sunset 19:53
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US 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
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£146,176 average▲ 12.6% YoY
Across Na h-Eileanan Siar · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Council Offices, Stornoway (6.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- 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
Your MP
Torcuil Crichton
Labour
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
1,535 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £48,750 avg
e.g. Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time, HGV Technician, Become a Maths Tutor in Swordale – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 63% · Solar 37%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s79 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership76 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers62 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office57 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills50 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
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Aignish · 1.7 kmAignish is located northwest of Knock and east of Stornoway on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The township is at the island side of the isthmus connecting to the Eye peninsula. A…
Branahuie · 2.8 kmBranahuie is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Branahuie is within the parish of Stornoway, and is situated on the A866. It is also close to Stornoway, Stornoway Airport and Melbost.
Bayble · 3.1 kmBayble is a village in Point, on the Isle of Lewis, 6 miles east of Stornoway. Bayble is also within the parish of Stornoway.
- Melbost · 3.6 km
Melbost is a traditionally Gaelic-speaking village in Point on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's north-west. It is largely a crofting township and is about 2+1⁄2 miles east of Stornoway at the head of…
Garrabost · 3.7 kmGarrabost is a village in the Point peninsula isthmus on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is one of the largest in Point, comprising Upper and Lower Garrabost, and Clay…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swordale?
- Swordale is a town in Western Isles, Scotland, in the Na h-Eileanan Siar local authority.
- How deprived is Swordale?
- The Na h-Eileanan Siar local authority, which includes Swordale, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.