Groundsense

Highland

Highland is a council area in Scotland. 12 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean 1.8 µg/m³ Lower than 99% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for. Joint 2nd lowest of the 32 councils in Scotland.
Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year 77.8 Higher than 98% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. The highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.
Residents within 1km of a supermarket 37.3% Lower than 97% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for. 5th lowest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Highland and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£221k

Lower than 69% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 4.8% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedroomsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.6

Lower than 79% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical homeNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or vanNot available

Published for England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station22%

Lower than 58% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket37.3%

Lower than 97% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th lowest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacyNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available62.1%

Lower than 86% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 householdsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year77.8

Higher than 98% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlierNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.1

Lower than 73% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 11.1% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.9

Higher than 93% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 31 councils in Scotland.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 102.7

Lower than 88% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th lowest of the 31 councils in Scotland.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women62 yrs

Higher than 54% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 5.3 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home7.3 ha

Lower than 92% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

5th lowest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean1.8 µg/m³

Lower than 99% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Down 43.7% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Highland shares a boundary with Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Moray and Perth and Kinross. Lowest first.

Average house price, all homes: Argyll and Bute£179k
Aberdeenshire£198k
Moray£208k
Highland£221k
Perth and Kinross£228k
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: Highland1.8 µg/m³
Argyll and Bute2.1 µg/m³
Moray2.2 µg/m³
Aberdeenshire2.5 µg/m³
Perth and Kinross3.1 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Aberdeenshire9.4%
Perth and Kinross9.6%
Moray14.5%
Argyll and Bute21.6%
Highland22%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 4.8% since June 2025
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 5.3 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 11.1% since 2021
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 43.7% since 2019

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