KW16 3BP
a large user postcode in Stromness, Orkney Islands
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.9637 / 58°57'49"N
Longitude: -3.3019 / 3°18'6"W
OS Eastings: 325226
OS Northings: 1009229
OS Grid: HY252092
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR L561.B66
Mapcode Global: WH69V.7YXR
Plus Code: 9CCRXM7X+F6
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88ix31
What Three Birds: lark.vulture.redwing
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Back Road, Stromness KW16 3BP
Summary
KW16 3BP is a large user postcode in Stromness, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in February 1994.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Royal Mail, Stromness Sorting & Delivery Office, Back Road, Stromness KW16 3BP.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
KW16 3BP is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW16 3BP is approximately 17m (56ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW16 3BP
1a3: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Agricultural Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW16 3BP
Scotland 8: a village with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near KW16 3BP include Co-Operative Food. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
KW16 3BP at other websites
- Air quality forecast for KW16 3BP at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW16 3BP at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW16 3BP at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW16 3BP at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW16 3BP at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW16 3BP at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW16 3BP at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW16 3BP at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW16 3BP at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW16 3BP are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Orkney Islands Council
Ward
Stromness and South Isles
Councillors
Leslie Manson (Independent)
Melissa Thomson (Independent)
Graham Bevan (Independent)
Scottish Parliament
Region
Highlands and Islands
Regional MSPs
Donald Cameron (Conservative)
John Finnie (Green)
Rhoda Grant (Labour)
Jamie Halcro Johnston (Conservative)
Edward Mountain (Conservative)
David Stewart (Labour)
Maree Todd (SNP)
Scottish Parliament constituency
Orkney Islands
MSP
Liam McArthur (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
MP
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW16 3BP.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW16 3BP.
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