| Postcode | KW17 2HW |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Orkney |
| Nearest station | Thurso (56 km) |
| Bus stops |
Shop (SE)
Shop (NW)
Smiddybrae House (SW)
Dounby House (SE)
Smiddybrae House (NE)
Dounby House (NW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 30 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 59.07049 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.228812 | |
| Easting | 329647 | |
| Northing | 1021041 | |
| Grid reference | HY296210 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 486881 6547923 | |
| what3words | professed.dices.coarser | |
| FixPhrase | curly lurch static unglazed | |
| Plus code | 9CFR3QCC+5F | |
| Altitude | 20 metres (65 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:19 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.6 KMs (1 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 | December 1995 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 75 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 28 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Rural | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote rural area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170635 | |
| 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 |