Village · Highland

Murkle

Olrig parish population 1,181 · Postcode KW14 · Scotland

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

Where the figures come from

  • Olrig parish
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Murkle
    Roughly where Murkle is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Murkle itself.
  • Centre of Murkle
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband43.9 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-74% well below national averageOlrig parishView coverage →
Schools3 schools3 primary · with pupil numbersOlrig parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene80% pass8 of 10 businesses pass (Scotland's scheme)▼-13% notably below national averageOlrig parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowMurkle Burn · 896m from the centreCentre of MurkleView assessment →
Businesses27Top: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Construction▼-72% well below national averageOlrig parishView directory →
Planning27Within 5 km, 12 months · 2 in last 30 days · 8 pending · 16 approved · Highland councilWithin 5 km of MurkleView applications →
TransportThurso5.1 km awayNearest to MurkleLive departures →
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