KW16 3WA

Stromness and South Isles · Orkney Islands · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Stromness and South Isles
Local authority: Orkney Islands
Constituency: Orkney and Shetland
Postcode district: KW16
Postcode sector: KW16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW16 3NP	652 m
KW16 3PQ	4.9 km
KW17 2TW	5.9 km
KW17 2RH	6.0 km
KW16 3NR	6.0 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW16 3WA
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 2010
Terminated: 1 September 2011
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW16
Postcode sector: KW16 3
Latitude: 58.828588
Longitude: -3.094416
British National Grid easting: 336,911
British National Grid northing: 993,974

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Orkney Islands · S12000023
Electoral ward: Stromness and South Isles · S13002734
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Orkney and Shetland · S14000051
Output area: S00170773
Lower layer super output area: Isles - 01 · S01019112
Middle layer super output area: Isles · S02003539

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Nearby transport

Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal

FTD · Flotta
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Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal

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Kirbister Corner

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3.0 miles
Martello Tower Road End

BCT · South Walls
3.0 miles
Kirbister Corner

BCT · South Walls
3.0 miles