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Smerquoy

Kirkwall and St Ola parish population 8,635 · Postcode KW15 · Scotland

Smerquoy is part of the parish of Kirkwall and St Ola. There are no separate figures for Smerquoy, so broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Kirkwall and St Ola parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Smerquoy itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Kirkwall and St Ola parish
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Smerquoy
    Roughly where Smerquoy is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Smerquoy itself.
  • Centre of Smerquoy
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband55.3 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-67% well below national averageKirkwall and St Ola parishView coverage →
Schools3 schools2 primary, 1 secondary · with pupil numbersKirkwall and St Ola parish and nearbyView schools →
Flood riskVery lowBurn of Caldale · 608m from the centreCentre of SmerquoyView assessment →
Businesses415Top: Professional services, Retail & wholesale, Hospitality▼-41% well below national averageKirkwall and St Ola parishView directory →
Planning86Within 5 km, 12 months · 0 in last 30 days · 34 pending · 49 approved · Orkney councilWithin 5 km of SmerquoyView applications →
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