# KW17 2ET

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 59.028083, -3.071728
- **Open Location Code:** 9CFR2WHH+68
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO89la
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 38577 16165
- **UTM:** 30V 495882 6543181
- **Elevation:** 7m
- **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:** S01019093
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003535
- **2021 output area:** S00170643
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011810
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002214
- **2011 output area:** S00125986
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002193
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4434
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 55326 |
| School | Firth Primary School | 2960 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 12330 |
| Bus stop | Burness Road End | 1495 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 8103 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 2960 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 8164 |
| Post office | Finstown Post Office | 3502 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 8048 |
| Coast | — | 596 |
| Central London | — | 856593 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 32.3% gigabit, 32.3% superfast, 32.3% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW17 2HQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HQ)
- [KW17 2AW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202AW)
- [KW17 2EX](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202EX)
- [KW17 2ES](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202ES)
- [KW15 1TU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TU)
- [KW15 1TX](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TX)
- [KW17 2PB](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202PB)
- [KW15 1TY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TY)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202ET.json).

## Data

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