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Living in Finstown: Liveability Score 42/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Finstown is 42/100, built from 7 categories. Measured against other towns, lifestyle stands out most: 59/100 where the typical UK town scores 21/100. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 10/100 against a town median of 60/100.

Among the 5 scored places sharing the KW17 postcode district, Finstown ranks 2nd. Against the wider KW17 district average of 32/100, that is 10 points above. On lifestyle specifically, Finstown sits 21 points above the KW17 district figure of 38/100. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the KW17 postcode district.

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
83
Air Quality NO₂ 1.249 · PM2.5 3.395 · PM10 5.555 µg/m³
88
Green Space 75
Parks Adequate 3
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
10
1 school in area
1Good
  • Firth Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2024
    Good
Healthcare
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A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service259.4 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital277.7 mi
Hexham General Hospital281.5 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust227.5 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgerySkerryvore Practice5.8 mi
GP capacity1,373 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
10
Full fibre (FTTP)25.4%
available across Orkney Islands
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
7.1%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
7.1%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 17 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
52
Employment rate63.3%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed63.5%Unemployed3.1%Retired23.8%Student1.4%Other inactive8.2%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial32.1%Skilled & technical31.6%Routine & elementary36.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications29.3%
Home ownership61.5%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax Orkney Islands · 2025-26
A £1,050
B £1,225
C £1,400
D £1,575
E £2,069
F £2,559
G £3,084
H £3,859
Energy North Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band D
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
19
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

No nearby stations or motorway junctions found.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
59
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 3
Takeaways Some 2
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Finstown. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

Kirkwall 51 5.8 mi away ⇄
Dounby 47 6.0 mi away ⇄
Stromness 44 7.0 mi away ⇄
Tankerness 0 8.3 mi away ⇄
Hackness 0 12 mi away ⇄
Burray Village 36 13 mi away ⇄
St Margaret's Hope 38 14 mi away ⇄
Pierowall 37 22 mi away ⇄
Dunnet 0 28 mi away ⇄
Castletown 45 30 mi away ⇄
Scrabster 48 31 mi away ⇄
Thurso 55 32 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Finstown a nice place to live?

Finstown has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Finstown is 42/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Finstown?

Among the top-rated schools in Finstown is Firth Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Finstown in total.

Postcode districts in Finstown

KW17 32 ⇄

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