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Potential Building Site, Off Schoolbrae, Pierowall

Description

This area of ground is situated on the outskirts of the village and enjoys views over Pierowall Bay. It extends to over 1000m² and offers the opportunity to erect a new dwellinghouse upon them subject to the purchaser receiving the necessary planning consents. Offers subject to the purchaser receiving planning consent will be considered. To view simply visit the land.

This area of ground is situated on the outskirts of the village and enjoys views over Pierowall Bay. It extends to over 1000m² and offers the opportunity to erect a new dwellinghouse upon them subject to the purchaser receiving the necessary planning consents. Offers subject to the purchaser receiving planning consent will be considered. To view simply visit the land.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Limited LimitedVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Westray Junior High School249 metres
    Pupils
    40
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Papa Westray Community School4.2 miles
    Pupils
    7
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Rousay Primary School11 miles
    Pupils
    13
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Eday Primary School14 miles
    Pupils
    10
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Sanday Community School15 miles
    Pupils
    29
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Westray Junior High School249 metres
    Pupils
    35
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Sanday Community School15 miles
    Pupils
    25
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Stronsay Junior High School19 miles
    Pupils
    16
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Kirkwall Grammar School24 miles
    Pupils
    861
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Stromness Academy26 miles
    Pupils
    338
    Type
    Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Dounby Express Petrol, Dounby19 miles
Co-op Kirkwall - Albert Street, Kirkwall23 miles
Tesco Kirkwall Superstore, Kirkwall23 miles

GP surgery

Islands View Surgery13 miles

Pharmacy

Norsepharm Ltd19 miles

Green space

Playing Field156 metres

Walking trail

Pierowall to Grobust18 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Thurso Rail Station54 miles

Nearest bus stop

Westside Road End2.2 miles

Typical drive times

Kirkwall6 hr 27 min · 27 miles
Stromness6 hr 50 min · 42 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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