KW16 3LU maps, stats, and open data
KW16 3LU is located in the West Mainland electoral ward, within the council area of Orkney Islands and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Orkney and Shetland. The Community Health Partnership is Orkney Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
KW16 3LU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW16 3LU geodata
| Easting | 324388 |
| Northing | 1021788 |
| Latitude | 59.076286 |
| Longitude | -3.320765 |
Where is KW16 3LU?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW16 |
Politics
| Ward | West Mainland |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW16 3LU
| Vestrafiold (B9056) | Quoyloo | 512m |
| Vestrafiold (B9056) | Quoyloo | 513m |
| Quoyloo Road End (B9056) | Quoyloo | 625m |
| Quoyloo Road End (B9056) | Quoyloo | 651m |
| Hundland (B9056) | Marwick | 1,456m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW16 3LU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 83.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 83.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in KW16 3LU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 6.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 6.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 8.75Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 1.19Mbps |
Broadband limitations in KW16 3LU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 8.3% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 16.7% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 16.7% |
KW16 3LU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in KW16 3LU by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 61,796 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,725 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,911 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KW16 3LU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in KW16 3LU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
28.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW16 3LU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW16 3LU (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW16 3LU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Quoyloo | 10:30 | 10:30 | 605m |
| Leary | 12:30 | 12:30 | 2,086m |
| Twatt | 12:15 | 12:15 | 3,572m |
KW16 3LU ITL and KW16 3LU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for KW16 3LU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM6 | Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM65 | Orkney Islands |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000040 | Orkney Islands |
KW16 3LU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for KW16 3LU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126100 | |
| LSOA | S01011811 | West Mainland - 04 |
| MSOA | S02002214 | West Mainland |
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