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Upper Bayble

Upper Bayble is a town or village in Western Isles, Scotland, with 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Upper Bayble 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

10°COvercast

  • Today: 14° / 10° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 13° · Light drizzle

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:48Sunset 19:52

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

32US 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

No rated food businesses within 2 miles.

Buses & trains

  • 4 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)

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • 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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Bayble · 0.5 km

    Bayble is a village in Point, on the Isle of Lewis, 6 miles east of Stornoway. Bayble is also within the parish of Stornoway.

  • Garrabost · 0.9 km

    Garrabost 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…

  • Point, Lewis · 1.2 km

    Point, also known as the Eye Peninsula, is a peninsula some 11 km long in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The majority of Point is connected to the rest of the Isle of Lewis by a narrow isthmus, one mile in length and a…

  • Bayble Island · 2.2 km

    Bayble Island is an uninhabited island off the south coast of the Eye Peninsula of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

  • Shulishader · 3.2 km

    Shulishader is a small village with a population of around 120 people in Point, Outer Hebrides on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Located on the north-western side of the Eye Peninsula, it overlooks Broad Bay. Most of th…

  • Knock, Isle of Lewis · 3.3 km

    Knock, from the Gaelic, An Cnoc, is a village in Point peninsula on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Point is connected by road across a narrow isthmus to Stornoway, the main administrative centre…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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