# KW16 3BL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.968315, -3.281766
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCRXP99+87
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88ix
- **Qibla:** 121.8°
- **Grid reference:** HY 26393 09723
- **UTM:** 30V 483797 6536558
- **Elevation:** 14m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Orkney Islands (S12000023)
- **Ward:** Stromness and South Isles (S13002734)
- **Constituency:** Orkney and Shetland (S14000051)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000035
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1996-06

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019089
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003534
- **2021 output area:** S00170733
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011806
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002213
- **2011 output area:** S00126010
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002195
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8A2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4911
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 44378 |
| School | Stromness Academy | 225 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 21627 |
| Bus stop | Hamnavoe Estate | 113 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 18271 |
| Defibrillator | Stromness Academy- Outside Main School Entrance | 211 |
| Pharmacy | W H B Sutherland Pharmacy | 1176 |
| Post office | Stromness Post Office | 1148 |
| Library | Library Services | 1017 |
| Coast | — | 945 |
| Central London | — | 853131 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW16 3EF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203EF)
- [KW16 3EE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203EE)
- [KW16 3LE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203LE)
- [KW16 3JH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203JH)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203BL.json).

## Data

- [HTML](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203BL)
- [JSON](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203BL.json)
- [Markdown](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203BL.md)