# KW17 2HW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 59.07049, -3.228812
- **Open Location Code:** 9CFR3QCC+5F
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO89jb
- **Qibla:** 121.9°
- **Grid reference:** HY 29647 21042
- **UTM:** 30V 486881 6547923
- **Elevation:** 19m
- **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:** 1995-12

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019093
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003535
- **2021 output area:** S00170635
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011810
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002214
- **2011 output area:** S00125969
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002196
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4434
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 56116 |
| School | Dounby Community School | 424 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 22365 |
| Bus stop | Quilco | 100 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 18205 |
| Defibrillator | Dounby Community School | 424 |
| Pharmacy | Dounby Pharmacy | 333 |
| Post office | Dounby Post Office | 280 |
| Library | Library Services | 12486 |
| Coast | — | 3551 |
| Central London | — | 863357 |

## 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

- [KW17 2HU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HU)
- [KW17 2HX](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HX)
- [KW17 2HN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HN)
- [KW17 2GZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202GZ)
- [KW17 2JA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JA)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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