Map of KW17 2QH postcode

General information
Postcode KW17 2QH
Post Town Orkney
Nearest station Wick (59 km)
Bus stops
Smithyquoy (SW)
Community Centre (NE)
Community Centre (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 98 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 58.937524
Longitude -2.743171
Easting 357325
Northing 1005824
Grid reference HY573058
UTM reference 30V 514782 6533123
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Plus code 9CCVW7Q4+2P
Altitude 29 metres (94 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:28
Sunset (today) 18:13
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.7 KMs (1 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray S13003150
Council Area Orkney Islands S12000023
Constituency (2024) Orkney and Shetland S14000051
MPMr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal Democrat
Police forceScotland
Water companyScottish Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 2 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 1 Scotland
Country Scotland S92000003
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 89
Households (2011) 42
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,607 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote rural area
Census output area (2021)S00170741
Census output area (2011)S00125957
Lower layer super output area (2011)East Mainland - 02S01011814
Middle layer super output area (2011)East MainlandS02002215
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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