Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 9 min4:14 am – 10:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 29 min9:00 am – 3:30 pm
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People3,041 residentsin the Ross and Cromarty East census areaMedian age 52.41,355 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,474 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -1°C949 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January73 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 11 Jun 197836 mi away, Nr Kinlochewe, Wester RoMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 Jan 202250 mi away, Durness, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband58% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,473 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMigdale Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCreich Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBonar Bridge Pharmacy Limitedunder a mileDentistDornoch Dental Surgery12 miPolice stationLairg Police Station8.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBonar Bridge Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryGledfield Primary School1.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV27 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ93 miRailway stationArdgay1.4 miFerryInvergordon Port Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV17 postcode district.
