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Big Sand

Gairloch parish population 2,292 · Postcode IV21 · Scotland

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

Where the figures come from

  • Gairloch parish
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Big Sand
    Roughly where Big Sand is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Big Sand itself.
  • Centre of Big Sand
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband45.1 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-73% well below national averageGairloch parishView coverage →
Schools4 schools3 primary, 1 secondary · with pupil numbersGairloch parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene93% pass54 of 58 businesses pass (Scotland's scheme)=+1% on par with national averageGairloch parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowAllt na Muic · 118m from the centreCentre of Big SandView assessment →
Businesses103Top: Hospitality, Retail & wholesale, Professional services▼-45% well below national averageGairloch parishView directory →
Planning9Within 5 km, 12 months · 0 in last 30 days · 2 pending · 7 approved · Highland councilWithin 5 km of Big SandView applications →
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