KW17 2DL

North Isles · Orkney Islands · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: North Isles
Local authority: Orkney Islands
Constituency: Orkney and Shetland
Postcode district: KW17
Postcode sector: KW17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW17 2DF	721 m
KW17 2DH	842 m
KW17 2DG	845 m
KW17 2DJ	938 m
KW17 2DA	996 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW17 2DL
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW17
Postcode sector: KW17 2
Latitude: 59.324746
Longitude: -2.976325
British National Grid easting: 344,537
British National Grid northing: 1,049,114

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Orkney Islands · S12000023
Electoral ward: North Isles · S13002737
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Orkney and Shetland · S14000051
Output area: S00170602
Lower layer super output area: Isles - 06 · S01019117
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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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 93.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 93.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 93.8%
Gigabit-capable: 93.8%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Westray Pierowall Orkney Ferry Terminal

FTD · Pierowall
0.1 miles
Westray Pierowall Orkney Ferry Terminal

FER · Pierowall
0.1 miles
Westray Airport

GAT · Westray
2.0 miles
Westside Road End

BCT · Westray
2.1 miles
Westside Road End

BCT · Westray
2.1 miles