Map of KW17 2RB postcode

General information
Postcode KW17 2RB
Post Town Orkney
Nearest station Thurso (44 km)
Bus stops
Ivy Cottage (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 150 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 58.935078
Longitude -3.13535
Easting 334749
Northing 1005869
Grid reference HY347058
UTM reference 30V 492209 6532830
what3words wordplay.ramble.signified
Plus code 9CCRWVP7+2V
Altitude 48 metres (157 feet)
Sunrise (today) 9:07
Sunset (today) 15:23
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.3 KMs (0.8 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward Kirkwall West and Orphir S13003152
Council Area Orkney Islands S12000023
Constituency (2024) Orkney and Shetland S14000051
MPMr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal Democrat
Police forceScotland
Water companyScottish Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Orkney Islands
NUTS/ITL 2 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 1 Scotland
Country Scotland S92000003
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated December 2024
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) 181
Households (2011) 75
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,446 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote rural area
Census output area (2021)S00170764
Census output area (2011)S00126082
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Mainland - 02S01011809
Middle layer super output area (2011)West MainlandS02002214
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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