| Postcode | KW17 2HT |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Orkney |
| Nearest station | Thurso (56 km) |
| Bus stops |
Dounby House (SE)
Smiddybrae House (NE)
Smiddybrae House (SW)
Shop (NW)
Shop (SE)
Curcabreck (NE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 74 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 59.068266 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.233215 | |
| Easting | 329390 | |
| Northing | 1020798 | |
| Grid reference | HY293207 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 486627 6547676 | |
| what3words | bowhead.contracting.soothing | |
| FixPhrase | curly lurch stardust unashamed | |
| Plus code | 9CFR3Q98+8P | |
| Altitude | 18 metres (58 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:19 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.3 KMs (0.8 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) | 53 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 22 | |
| 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) | S00170638 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Mainland - 03 | S01019093 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Mainland - 03 | S01011810 |
| 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 |