Latitude and longitude
59.062988, -3.239313
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Key areas
Local Authority
Ward
Intermediate Zone
Westminster parliamentary constituency
Approximate location within Orkney Islands Local Authority
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Nearby places
Area classifications
Output area classification
Rural residents >
Ageing rural dwellers >
Rural employment and retirees
1
Ageing rural dwellers >
1C
Rural employment and retirees
1C1
Rural/urban classification
Very Remote Rural
8
Secondary areas
Travel to Work Area
Output area
Technical details
7 character version of postcode
KW172JE
8 character version of postcode
KW17 2JE
Date introduced
January 1980
Postcode user type
0
- Small user
Grid reference positional quality indicator
1
- within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
OS Easting/Northing
329029, 1020217
Important note: This location is sourced from ONS data and is intended for statistical purposes. It should not be used for navigation.