KW17 2AD

Kirkwall West and Orphir · Orkney Islands · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Local authority: Orkney Islands
Constituency: Orkney and Shetland
Postcode district: KW17
Postcode sector: KW17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW17 2RQ	121 m
KW17 2BD	265 m
KW17 2RB	945 m
KW17 2RP	1.3 km
KW17 2RD	2.6 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW17 2AD
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 May 2007
Terminated: 1 July 2011
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW17
Postcode sector: KW17 2
Latitude: 58.934599
Longitude: -3.142840
British National Grid easting: 334,317
British National Grid northing: 1,005,824

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Orkney Islands · S12000023
Electoral ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir · S13003152
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Orkney and Shetland · S14000051
Output area: S00170764
Lower layer super output area: West Mainland - 02 · S01019092
Middle layer super output area: West Mainland · S02003535

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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Smithy Cottage

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Ivy Cottage

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