KW17 2QY
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in St Margarets Hope, Orkney Islands
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.8231 / 58°49'23"N
Longitude: -2.9578 / 2°57'28"W
OS Eastings: 344791
OS Northings: 993243
OS Grid: ND447932
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR M51D.ZQ5
Mapcode Global: WH7CX.JHRH
Plus Code: 9CCVR2FR+6V
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88mt57
What Three Birds: bufflehead.curlew.merganser
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Church Road, Saint Margaret's Hope, Orkney KW17 2QY
Summary
KW17 2QY is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in St Margarets Hope, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in March 2012.
The most common council tax bands are B and A.
The average commercial rateable value is £20,750. The most common recorded business type is Core Centre. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
KW17 2QY is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW17 2QY is approximately at sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW17 2QY
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW17 2QY
Scotland 8: a village with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Other nearby postcodes
KW17 2QY at other websites
- Air quality forecast for KW17 2QY at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW17 2QY at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW17 2QY at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW17 2QY at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW17 2QY at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW17 2QY at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW17 2QY at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW17 2QY at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW17 2QY at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW17 2QY 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
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray
Councillors
Gilliam Skuse (Independent)
Ivan Taylor (Independent)
Owen Tierney (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 KW17 2QY.
- 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
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW17 2QY.
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