| Postcode | PA17 5BQ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Skelmorlie | 
| Nearest station | Wemyss Bay (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | South Parish Church (SW) Wemyss Bay Rail Station () Wemyss Bay Station (N) Wemyss Bay Station (S) Library (SE) Long Hill (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 38 View | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 55.87373 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -4.88976 | |
| Easting | 219306 | |
| Northing | 668283 | |
| Grid reference | NS193682 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 381763 6193640 | |
| what3words | hiker.sisters.standard | |
| FixPhrase | cryptic lugged step unsuited | |
| Plus code | 9C7QV4F6+F3 | |
| Altitude | 73 metres (241 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:25 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:43 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.5 KMs (0.3 miles) | 
| Ward | North Coast | S13003148 | 
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | North Ayrshire | S12000021 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North Ayrshire and Arran | S14000048 | 
| MP | Irene Campbell | Labour | 
| Police force | Scotland | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Southern Scotland | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 | 
| Date introduced | January 2021 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Accessible Small Towns | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Accessible small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00166604 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Skelmorlie and Rural - 04 | S01011337 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Skelmorlie and Rural | S02002130 | 
| Travel to work area | Greenock | S22000085 |