# KW17 2RD

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.919839, -3.178214
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCRWR9C+WP
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88jw
- **Qibla:** 121.9°
- **Grid reference:** HY 32252 04216
- **UTM:** 30V 489737 6531139
- **Elevation:** 20m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Orkney Islands (S12000023)
- **Ward:** Kirkwall West and Orphir (S13003152)
- **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:** S01019092
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003535
- **2021 output area:** S00170766
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011809
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002214
- **2011 output area:** S00126080
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002203
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4446
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 41837 |
| School | Orphir Community School | 2763 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 16232 |
| Bus stop | Exchange Cottage | 97 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 13947 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 2804 |
| Pharmacy | W H B Sutherland Pharmacy | 8397 |
| Post office | Orphir Post Office | 2648 |
| Library | Library Services | 8403 |
| Coast | — | 1477 |
| Central London | — | 846412 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 60.3% gigabit, 65.5% superfast, 60.3% ultrafast, 1.7% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW17 2RP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202RP)
- [KW17 2RF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202RF)
- [KW17 2RE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202RE)
- [KW17 2RQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202RQ)
- [KW16 3NU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203NU)
- [KW16 3NR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203NR)
- [KW16 3NP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW16%203NP)

## Boundary

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