Map of KW17 2BD postcode

General information
Postcode KW17 2BD
Post Town Orkney
Nearest station Thurso (44 km)
Bus stops
Community School (E)
Ivy Cottage (NE)
Ivy Cottage (SW)
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 58.936077
Longitude -3.139223
Easting 334528
Northing 1005984
Grid reference HY345059
UTM reference 30V 491986 6532942
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Plus code 9CCRWVP6+C8
Altitude -8 metres (-27 feet)
Sunrise (today) 7:41
Sunset (today) 18:19
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.6 KMs (1 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 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 2 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 1 Scotland
Country Scotland S92000003
Data
Date introduced July 2023
Last updated September 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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,446 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urban (2021)Remote Rural
Rural/urban (2011)Very remote rural area
Census output area (2021)S00170764
Census output area (2011)1A1
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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