Map of KW17 2QT postcode

General information
Postcode KW17 2QT
Post Town Orkney
Nearest station Thurso (55 km)
Bus stops
Nearhouse Road End (W)
Messigate Road End (NE)
Messigate Road End (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 53 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 58.946759
Longitude -2.854298
Easting 350942
Northing 1006929
Grid reference HY509069
UTM reference 30V 508383 6534132
what3words patrolled.muddy.achieving
Plus code 9CCVW4WW+P7
Altitude 29 metres (95 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:29
Sunset (today) 18:14
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.4 KMs (0.9 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) 73
Households (2011) 28
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,977 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote rural area
Census output area (2021)S00170762
Census output area (2011)S00126077
Lower layer super output area (2011)East Mainland - 03S01011815
Middle layer super output area (2011)East MainlandS02002215
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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