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Petertown

Orphir parish population 636 · Postcode KW17 · Scotland

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

Where the figures come from

  • Orphir parish
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Petertown
    Roughly where Petertown is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Petertown itself.
  • Centre of Petertown
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband39.5 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-76% well below national averageOrphir parishView coverage →
Schools1 school1 primary · with pupil numbersOrphir parish and nearbyView schools →
Flood riskVery lowBurn of Ottersgill · 2,034m from the centreCentre of PetertownView assessment →
Businesses16Top: Admin & support, Professional services, Agriculture▼-69% well below national averageOrphir parishView directory →
Planning8Within 5 km, 12 months · 0 in last 30 days · 3 pending · 5 approved · Orkney councilWithin 5 km of PetertownView applications →
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