# KW17 2HX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 59.071753, -3.225386
- **Open Location Code:** 9CFR3QCF+PR
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO89jb
- **Qibla:** 121.9°
- **Grid reference:** HY 29846 21179
- **UTM:** 30V 487078 6548063
- **Elevation:** 20m
- **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:** S00170635
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011811
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002214
- **2011 output area:** S00125970
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002196
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4902
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 56310 |
| School | Dounby Community School | 578 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 22282 |
| Bus stop | Fairview | 267 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 18112 |
| Defibrillator | Dounby Community School | 578 |
| Pharmacy | Dounby Pharmacy | 560 |
| Post office | Dounby Post Office | 520 |
| Library | Library Services | 12682 |
| Coast | — | 3694 |
| Central London | — | 863444 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 91.7% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW17 2HW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HW)
- [KW17 2GZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202GZ)
- [KW17 2HY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HY)
- [KW17 2JB](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JB)
- [KW17 2JA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JA)
- [KW17 2HS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HS)
- [KW17 2HZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HZ)

## Boundary

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

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