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Stemster

Thurso parish population 8,220 · Postcode KW12 · Scotland

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

Where the figures come from

  • Thurso parish
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Stemster
    Roughly where Stemster is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Stemster itself.
  • Centre of Stemster
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband45 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-73% well below national averageThurso parishView coverage →
Schools4 schools3 primary, 1 secondary · with pupil numbersThurso parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene86% pass75 of 87 businesses pass (Scotland's scheme)▼-7% below national averageThurso parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowQuoynee Burn · 1,507m from the centreCentre of StemsterView assessment →
Businesses316Top: Construction, Retail & wholesale, Hospitality▼-53% well below national averageThurso parishView directory →
Planning11Within 5 km, 12 months · 1 in last 30 days · 2 pending · 9 approved · Highland councilWithin 5 km of StemsterView applications →
TransportGeorgemas Junction3.4 km awayNearest to StemsterLive departures →
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