KW17 2SL
a mixed residential, non-residential and agricultural postcode in St Margarets Hope, Orkney Islands
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.8258 / 58°49'32"N
Longitude: -2.9586 / 2°57'31"W
OS Eastings: 344746
OS Northings: 993541
OS Grid: ND447935
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR M51D.RD5
Mapcode Global: WH7CX.JFBF
Plus Code: 9CCVR2GR+8G
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88mt48
What Three Birds: oriole.blackcap.goosander
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Front Road, St. Margarets Hope, Orkney KW17 2SL
Summary
KW17 2SL is a mixed residential, non-residential and agricultural postcode in St Margarets Hope, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and C.
Commercial rateable values range from £140 to £7,900 with an average of £1,687. The most common recorded business types are Self Catering Unit and Store. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
KW17 2SL is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW17 2SL is approximately 6m (20ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW17 2SL
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW17 2SL
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 2SL at other websites
- Crime near KW17 2SL at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for KW17 2SL at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW17 2SL at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW17 2SL at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW17 2SL at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW17 2SL at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW17 2SL at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW17 2SL at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW17 2SL at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW17 2SL at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW17 2SL 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.
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
MP
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Orkney Islands Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray
Councillors
Gillian Skuse (Independent)
Raymie Peace (Independent)
James Moar (Independent)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW17 2SL.
- 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 2SL.
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