# KW17 2JQ

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 59.069704, -3.260179
- **Open Location Code:** 9CFR3P9Q+VW
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO89ib
- **Qibla:** 121.9°
- **Grid reference:** HY 27847 20988
- **UTM:** 30V 485082 6547842
- **Elevation:** 16m
- **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:** S01019094
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003535
- **2021 output area:** S00170628
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011811
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002214
- **2011 output area:** S00125973
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002205
- **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 | 55506 |
| School | Dounby Community School | 1880 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 23828 |
| Bus stop | Sandveien | 1094 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 19720 |
| Defibrillator | Dounby Community School | 1880 |
| Pharmacy | Dounby Pharmacy | 1647 |
| Post office | Dounby Post Office | 1560 |
| Library | Library Services | 11958 |
| Coast | — | 3924 |
| Central London | — | 863721 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 78.9% gigabit, 100% superfast, 78.9% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW17 2HS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HS)
- [KW17 2JE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JE)
- [KW17 2JG](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JG)
- [KW16 3JD](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203JD)
- [KW17 2JF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JF)
- [KW17 2JH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202JH)
- [KW17 2HR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202HR)

## Boundary

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

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