Suburb · Dumfries and Galloway

Bishop Burn

Stranraer built-up area population 9,675 · Postcode DG9 · Scotland

Bishop Burn is part of the Stranraer built-up area. There are no separate figures for Bishop Burn, so broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Stranraer built-up area. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Bishop Burn itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Stranraer built-up area
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Bishop Burn
    Roughly where Bishop Burn is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Bishop Burn itself.
  • Centre of Bishop Burn
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband44.6 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-73% well below national averageStranraer built-up areaView coverage →
Schools7 schools6 primary, 1 secondary · with pupil numbersStranraer built-up area and nearbyView schools →
Flood riskBishop BurnNearest riverCentre of Bishop BurnView assessment →
Businesses147Top: Construction, Hospitality, Retail & wholesale▼-82% well below national averageStranraer built-up areaView directory →
Planning48Within 5 km, 12 months · 5 in last 30 days · 11 pending · 34 approved · Dumfries councilWithin 5 km of Bishop BurnView applications →
TransportStranraer1.4 km awayNearest to Bishop BurnLive departures →
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