| Postcode | KW17 2HE |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Orkney |
| Nearest station | Thurso (61 km) |
| Bus stops |
Gorseness (S)
Upper Midgarth (NW)
Upper Midgarth (SE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 59.087454 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.059008 | |
| Easting | 339412 | |
| Northing | 1022763 | |
| Grid reference | HY394227 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 496618 6549791 | |
| what3words | fruits.snooze.juggle | |
| FixPhrase | curly luridness subject unfrozen | |
| Plus code | 9CFR3WPR+X9 | |
| Altitude | 40 metres (133 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:18 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.8 KMs (0.5 miles) |
| Ward | West Mainland | S13002735 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| 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) | S00170630 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Mainland - 05 | S01019095 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Mainland - 05 | S01011812 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | West Mainland | S02003535 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | West Mainland | S02002214 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |