| Postcode | KW16 3NT |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Stromness |
| Nearest station | Thurso (33 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hoy Hotel (N)
Naval Cemetery (SE)
Naval Cemetery (NW)
Ore Burn Cottage (S)
Ore Burn Cottage (N)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 42 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 58.832274 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.2059 | |
| Easting | 330482 | |
| Northing | 994494 | |
| Grid reference | ND304944 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 488113 6521394 | |
| what3words | searching.thudding.careless | |
| FixPhrase | curliness lurch simplify twirl | |
| Plus code | 9CCRRQJV+WJ | |
| Altitude | 13 metres (44 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:21 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.3 KMs (0.2 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 | 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) | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 3 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Rural | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote rural area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170775 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A3 | |
| 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 |