| Postcode | KW16 3NQ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Stromness |
| Nearest station | Thurso (27 km) |
| Bus stops |
Foreman's Cottage (NE)
Melsetter House (SE)
Melsetter House (NW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 13 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 58.790802 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.254275 | |
| Easting | 327603 | |
| Northing | 989928 | |
| Grid reference | ND276899 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 485302 6516785 | |
| what3words | incorrect.panther.perplexed | |
| FixPhrase | curler lurch suburb varying | |
| Plus code | 9CCRQPRW+87 | |
| Altitude | 3 metres (9 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:21 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.2 KMs (0.1 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 | July 2002 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 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) | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Rural | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote rural area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170783 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Isles - 01 | S01019112 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Isles - 01 | S01011827 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Isles | S02003539 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Isles | S02002218 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |