Latitude: 59.1289 / 59°7'44"N
Longitude: -3.316 / 3°18'57"W
OS Eastings: 324778
OS Northings: 1027641
OS Grid: HY247276
Mapcode National: GBR L45L.XBJ
Mapcode Global: WH692.1T72
Plus Code: 9CFR4MHM+HJ
Maidenhead Locator System: IO89id20
What Three Birds: capercaillie.tanager.eagle
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
KW17 2LX is a mixed residential, non-residential and agricultural postcode in Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D, B and A.
Commercial rateable values range from £0 to £4,000 with an average of £1,537. The most common recorded business types are Self Catering Unit and Chalet. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
KW17 2LX is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW17 2LX is approximately 5m (16ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW17 2LX
1a3: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Agricultural Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW17 2LX
Scotland 8: a village with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
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Residents of KW17 2LX 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
West Mainland
Councillors
Owen Tierney (Independent)
Rachael King (Orkney Manifesto Group)
Duncan Tullock (Independent)
Jean Stevenson (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
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW17 2LX.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW17 2LX.
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