Map of KW17 2LZ postcode

General information
Postcode KW17 2LZ
Post Town Orkney
Nearest station Thurso (59 km)
Bus stops
Castlehill (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 30 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 59.107706
Longitude -3.282695
Easting 326637
Northing 1025243
Grid reference HY266252
UTM reference 30V 483809 6552079
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Plus code 9CFR4P58+3W
Altitude 41 metres (135 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:25
Sunset (today) 18:20
Distance away
Distance to sea 3.2 KMs (2 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward West Mainland S13002735
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) 27
Households (2011) 11
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,902 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote rural area
Census output area (2021)S00170623
Census output area (2011)S00125977
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Mainland - 04S01011811
Middle layer super output area (2011)West MainlandS02002214
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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