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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KW17 postcode district.

County or areaOrkney

Postcode districtKW17

Telephone code01856

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 30 min3:58 am – 10:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 12 min9:03 am – 3:15 pm

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People4,337 residentsin the East Mainland census areaMedian age 44.01,852 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright13% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022

Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 2,339 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 7% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022

Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022

ClimateWarmest month August: average 13°CColdest month February: average 5°C1,059 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November16 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid

Nearby landmarksSand of Ousebeach · 1.2 miLoch of Ouselake · 1.2 miEves Lochlake · 1.3 miThe Brough of Deernesshistoric site · 2.1 miDeernessheadland · under a mileThe Odbeach · 2.0 miDen Wickbay · 1.6 miKettle Wellcliffs · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Earthquakes4 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 9 Feb 197337 mi away, Fair IsleMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202150 mi away, Melvich, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Air qualityNO₂ 0.9 · PM_2.5 3.3 · PM₁₀ 5.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,077 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesGP surgerySkerryvore Practice7.8 miPharmacyBoots The Chemists LTD7.8 miDentistDaisybank Clinic7.4 miPolice stationKirkwall Police Station7.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps

Getting aroundAirportKirkwall Airport KOI5.5 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ122 miBus stationTravel CentreKirkwall7.8 miFerryKirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal7.8 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KW17 postcode district.

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