KW17 2UA

Stromness and South Isles · Orkney Islands · Scotland

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW17 2RD	4.6 km
KW16 3NR	4.9 km
KW16 3NU	4.9 km
KW16 3NS	5.4 km
KW16 3NT	5.7 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW17 2UA
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 July 2000
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW17
Postcode sector: KW17 2
Latitude: 58.879377
Longitude: -3.167331
British National Grid easting: 332,800
British National Grid northing: 999,700

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

Explore KW17

Nearby transport

Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal

FER · Houton
2.7 miles
Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal

FTD · Houton
2.7 miles
Ferry Terminal

BCT · Houton
2.8 miles
Exchange Cottage

BCT · Houton
2.8 miles
Exchange Cottage

BCT · Houton
2.8 miles