KW17 2SA

East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray · Orkney Islands · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray
Local authority: Orkney Islands
Constituency: Orkney and Shetland
Postcode district: KW17
Postcode sector: KW17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW17 2RX	1.1 km
KW17 2RR	1.7 km
KW17 2RY	1.8 km
KW17 2TF	1.8 km
KW17 2SE	1.9 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW17 2SA
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW17
Postcode sector: KW17 2
Latitude: 58.913499
Longitude: -2.905170
British National Grid easting: 347,965
British National Grid northing: 1,003,265

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Orkney Islands · S12000023
Electoral ward: East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray · S13003150
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Orkney and Shetland · S14000051
Output area: S00170765
Lower layer super output area: East Mainland - 01 · S01019096
Middle layer super output area: East Mainland · S02003536

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

Explore KW17

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 86%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 30%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 30%
Gigabit-capable: 30%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 2%
Next Generation Access: 92%
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

Kirkbreck Road End

BCT · Holm
0.7 miles
Kirkbreck Road End

BCT · Holm
0.7 miles
Biggings Road End

BCT · Holm
0.9 miles
Biggings Road End

BCT · Holm
0.9 miles
Station Square

BCT · St Marys
1.2 miles