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Melsetter

Walls and Flotta parish population 425 · Postcode KW16 · Scotland

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

Where the figures come from

  • Walls and Flotta parish
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Melsetter
    Roughly where Melsetter is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Melsetter itself.
  • Centre of Melsetter
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband6.1 MbpsAverage download (2023)▼-96% well below national averageWalls and Flotta parishView coverage →
Schools2 schools2 primary · with pupil numbersWalls and Flotta parish and nearbyView schools →
Flood riskVery lowBurn of Hoglinns · 2,917m from the centreCentre of MelsetterView assessment →
Businesses12Top: Agriculture, Admin & support, Utilities▼-65% well below national averageWalls and Flotta parishView directory →
Planning6Within 5 km, 12 months · 0 in last 30 days · 3 pending · 2 approved · Orkney councilWithin 5 km of MelsetterView applications →
TransportThurso26.5 km awayNearest to MelsetterLive departures →
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