Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV13 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ81 miRailway stationInvergordon2.5 miBus stationBus StationNairn14 miFerryInvergordon Port Ferry Terminal2.7 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV18 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV18 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 6 min4:15 am – 10:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 32 min8:58 am – 3:30 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C726 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Nearby landmarksLoch Catrinalake · under a mileBeinn an Lochainmountain · 3.0 miDruids Hillhill · under a mileLoch Achnacloichlake · 3.1 miSouter's Islandisland · 3.2 miNigg Baybay · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLamington Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 652 haNatal Gardenspark · 2.5 miShillinghill Parkpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 11 Jun 197850 mi away, Nr Kinlochewe, Wester RoMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Dec 202136 mi away, Ullapool, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.4 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
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
