The postcode district is located in the KW Kirkwall postal area , KW17 has a population of 9,187 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census.
The area of the district is 245.67 square miles (636.29 square kilometers or 157,229.95 acres).
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To give you an idea where the district is located we have created the following table showing nearby towns.
Town | Distance (miles) | Direction |
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Kirkwall | 6.56 | S |
Stromness | 14.54 | WSW |
Thurso | 38.97 | SSW |
Wick | 44.10 | S |
Dornoch | 91.39 | SSW |
Lossiemouth | 94.43 | S |
Findochty | 95.38 | S |
Cullen | 95.97 | S |
Tain | 96.14 | SSW |
Portsoy | 96.86 | S |
Buckie | 96.87 | S |
Burghead | 97.10 | SSW |
Lerwick | 98.00 | NE |
Macduff | 98.73 | S |
Banff | 98.91 | S |
Elgin | 99.53 | S |
Rosehearty | 100.24 | SSE |
Fraserburgh | 101.73 | SSE |
Cromarty | 104.20 | SSW |
Forres | 104.22 | SSW |
The post town for this district is ORKNEY.
Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of Postcodes |
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Finstown | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 28 |
St. Margarets Hope | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 25 |
Dounby | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 23 |
Holm | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 21 |
Westray | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 19 |
Burray | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 13 |
Rendall | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 12 |
Evie | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 12 |
Birsay | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 10 |
Sanday | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 9 |
Harray | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 9 |
Twatt | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 8 |
Deerness | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 8 |
Stronsay | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 8 |
Balfour | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 7 |
Orphir | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 7 |
Rousay | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 6 |
Tankerness | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 6 |
Swannay | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 3 |
North Ronaldsay | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 2 |
ORKNEY | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 2 |
Eday | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 2 |
Wyre | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 1 |
Papa Westray | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 1 |
Egilsay | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 1 |
Auskerry | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 1 |
Lambholm | ORKNEY | KW17 2 | 1 |
In the KW17 postcode district, the primary settlement is Finstown. Other significant settlements in this district include Dounby, Holm, St. Margarets Hope, and Birsay. These settlements are all located in the county of Orkney, in Scotland. The most significant post town in this district is Orkney.
When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the Orkney Islands area with a total of 231 postal codes.
The largest settlement in the KW17 postal code is St. Margarets Hope followed by Westray, and Finstown.
The postcode area has a boundary with The North Atlantic Ocean.
The KW17 Postcode shares a border with KW15 (KIRKWALL, St. Ola, Hatston Industrial Estate) and KW16 (STROMNESS, Stenness, Longhope).
No stations found in this postcode district.
No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.
Postal Sector | Delivery Office |
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KW17 2 | Kirkwall Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Balfour Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Evie Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | North Ronaldsay Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Papa Westray Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Rousay Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | St. Margarets Hope Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Stronsay Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Westray Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Wyre Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Egilsay Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Delivery Officeunby Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Eday Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Finstown Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW17 2 | Sanday Scale Payment Delivery Office |
K | W | 1 | 7 | - | X | X | X |
K | W | 1 | 7 | Space | Numeric | Letter | Letter |
# Bedrooms | Min Price | Max Price | Avg Price |
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# Bedrooms | Min Price | Max Price | Avg Price |
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£8,000 | £145,000 | £38,080 | |
1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
2 | £70,000 | £230,000 | £149,444 |
3 | £65,000 | £465,000 | £178,214 |
4 | £175,000 | £365,000 | £276,000 |
5 | £290,000 | £325,000 | £307,500 |
6 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
8 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
Logo | Name | Brand Name | Address | Contact Number |
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Orkney | Lows Solicitors | 5 Broad Street, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1DH | 01856 520306 | |
Kirkwall | K Allan Properties Ltd | Watergate House Watergate, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1PD | 01856 876377 | |
Kirkwall | Harcus Law Ltd | 13 Bridge Street, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1HR | 01856 301078 | |
Thurso | Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties | 7 Swanson Street, Thurso, KW14 8AP | 01847 630401 | |
Birmingham | The Online Property Agency | Sovereign Court Graham Street, Birmingham, B1 3JR | 0121 740 1000 |