Local servicesGP surgeryAultbea & Gairloch Medical Practice6.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportStornoway Airport SYY40 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ129 miRailway stationAchnasheen25 miFerryBadluarach Ferry Landing1.9 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV22 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 9 min4:19 am – 10:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 30 min9:04 am – 3:34 pm
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People3,210 residentsin the Ross and Cromarty North West census areaMedian age 53.91,561 households72% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright16% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,670 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: hospitality 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 42% go by car, 1% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,467 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January23 days of air frost, 1 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)
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 10 Aug 197434 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202632 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.6 · PM2.5 3.3 · PM10 5.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband6.1% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband57% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,978 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 191 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
