# KW17 2SL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.825779, -2.958632
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVR2GR+8G
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mt
- **Qibla:** 122°
- **Grid reference:** ND 44746 93541
- **UTM:** 30V 502388 6520653
- **Elevation:** 4m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Orkney Islands (S12000023)
- **Ward:** East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray (S13003150)
- **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:** S01019113
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003539
- **2021 output area:** S00170779
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011828
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002218
- **2011 output area:** S00125944
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002215
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3421
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 42029 |
| School | Hope Primary School | 405 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 15010 |
| Bus stop | Post Office | 84 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 17022 |
| Defibrillator | Hope Community School- On External Wall Facing Road | 405 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 17150 |
| Post office | St Margarets Hope Post Office | 108 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 17389 |
| Coast | — | 805 |
| Central London | — | 833200 |

## 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 2SP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202SP)
- [KW17 2SN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202SN)
- [KW17 2TR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202TR)
- [KW17 2TD](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202TD)
- [KW17 2SH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202SH)
- [KW17 2TS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202TS)
- [KW17 2SW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW17%202SW)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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