Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:26 am – 10:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 38 min9:03 am – 3:41 pm
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People3,496 residentsin the Skye North East census areaMedian age 47.51,771 households61% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright29% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,792 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: hospitality 18%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%, Gaelic 3%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C2,788 mm of rain a year, 84 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 2 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)
Parks and green spacesIsle of Skye Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197030 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201736 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202623 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.1 · PM10 5.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband3.1% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,946 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 350 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPortree Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryPortree Medical Centre7.4 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD7.5 miDentistPortree Dental Care8.1 miPolice stationPortree Police Station7.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportBenbecula Airport BEB48 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA118 miRailway stationKyle of Lochalsh15 miBus stationSomerled SquarePortree7.6 miFerrySconser Isle Of Skye Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV48 postcode district.
