| Postcode | KW16 3BQ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Stromness |
| Nearest station | Thurso (43 km) |
| Bus stops |
St Peters Park (W)
Croval Road (W)
Croval Road (E)
Royal Mail Depot (NE)
Royal Mail Depot (SW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 38 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 58.962543 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.30578 | |
| Easting | 324999 | |
| Northing | 1009106 | |
| Grid reference | HY249091 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 482413 6535921 | |
| what3words | excuse.crumple.sway | |
| Plus code | 9CCRXM7V+2M | |
| Altitude | 44 metres (144 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:25 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:20 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.6 KMs (0.3 miles) |
| Ward | Stromness and South Isles | S13002734 |
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | Orkney Islands | S12000023 |
| Constituency (2024) | Orkney and Shetland | S14000051 |
| MP | Mr Alistair Carmichael | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Scotland | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 |
| 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 |
| Population (2011) | 72 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 35 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Rural/urban | Very remote rural area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170751 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00125997 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 01 | S01011804 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness | S02002213 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |