# KW16 3HQ

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.999163, -3.177253
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCRXRXF+M3
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88jx
- **Qibla:** 121.9°
- **Grid reference:** HY 32463 13047
- **UTM:** 30V 489816 6539972
- **Elevation:** 24m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Orkney Islands (S12000023)
- **Ward:** West Mainland (S13002735)
- **Constituency:** Orkney and Shetland (S14000051)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000035
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019090
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003534
- **2021 output area:** S00170653
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011807
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002213
- **2011 output area:** S00126073
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002199
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 5424
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 49762 |
| School | Stenness Community School | 2325 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 16258 |
| Bus stop | Germiston Road End | 249 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 12445 |
| Defibrillator | Stenness Primary School- Outside Building | 2325 |
| Pharmacy | W H B Sutherland Pharmacy | 8076 |
| Post office | Stenness Post Office | 2307 |
| Library | Library Services | 7918 |
| Coast | — | 1847 |
| Central London | — | 854941 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 45.5% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW16 3HG](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203HG)
- [KW16 3HH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203HH)
- [KW16 3HF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203HF)
- [KW16 3JZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203JZ)
- [KW17 2JS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JS)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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