Map of KW17 2AR postcode

General information
Postcode KW17 2AR
Post Town Orkney
Nearest station Thurso (81 km)
Bus stops
No nearby bus stops
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 52 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 59.140769
Longitude -2.601669
Easting 365673
Northing 1028374
Grid reference HY656283
UTM reference 30V 522791 6555794
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Plus code 9CFV49RX+88
Altitude 2 metres (7 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:20
Sunset (today) 20:57
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.2 KMs (0.1 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward North Isles S13002737
Council Area Orkney Islands S12000023
Constituency 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
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated March 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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
2,476 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote rural area
Census output area (2011)S00126056
Lower layer super output area (2011)Isles - 05S01011831
Middle layer super output area (2011)IslesS02002218
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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