KW17 2QX maps, stats, and open data
KW17 2QX is located in the Kirkwall East 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.
KW17 2QX maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW17 2QX geodata
| Easting | 348091 |
| Northing | 1007434 |
| Latitude | 58.950957 |
| Longitude | -2.903956 |
Where is KW17 2QX?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW17 |
Politics
| Ward | Kirkwall East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW17 2QX
| Road End (A960) | Kirkwall Airport | 259m |
| Road End (Access Road) | Kirkwall Airport | 266m |
| Airport Terminal (Access Road) | Kirkwall Airport | 286m |
| Bossack Junction (A960) | Tankerness | 605m |
| Bossack Junction (A960) | Tankerness | 607m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW17 2QX (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| 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 limitations in KW17 2QX (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
26.5% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW17 2QX:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW17 2QX (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW17 2QX
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Grimsetter | 11:00 | 11:00 | 685m |
| Tankerness Post Office | 11:15 | 11:15 | 3,141m |
| Quoyburray | 11:15 | 11:15 | 3,203m |
KW17 2QX ITL and KW17 2QX 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 KW17 2QX:
| 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 |
KW17 2QX 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 KW17 2QX:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126074 | |
| LSOA | S01011815 | East Mainland - 03 |
| MSOA | S02002215 | East Mainland |
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