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Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04

Neighbourhood

South east Orkney Islands. 579 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04, 20.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
555
Joint 3,642nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
20.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
52.0%
Joint 1,463rd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04. See deprivation across Orkney Islands

How Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 compares

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Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04Middle
Population32 neighbourhoods, Orkney Islands · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Orkney Islands32 areas from 438 to 1,118. The middle area is 636. Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 is 555.
5558th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage32 neighbourhoods, Orkney Islands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Orkney Islands32 areas from 0.0% to 88.4%. The middle area is 27.1%. Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 is 20.8%.
20.8%15th lowest
Claimant rate26 neighbourhoods, Orkney Islands · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Orkney Islands26 areas from 0.5% to 4.3%. The middle area is 1.9%. Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 is 3.2%.
3.2%5th highest
Aged 15 to 6432 neighbourhoods, Orkney Islands · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Orkney Islands32 areas from 52.0% to 70.6%. The middle area is 60.7%. Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 is 52.0%.
52.0%lowest

What is the population of Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04?

Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 had 555 usual residents at the census.

Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 is the joint 3,642nd least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Orkney Islands

These figures are published for the whole of Orkney Islands, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Orkney Islands and not Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 alone. See Orkney Islands

Average house price
£216,479
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,430
79th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
Joint 43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
21,920
Down 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 in brief

Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 had 555 usual residents at the census.

In Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04, 20.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

52.0% of residents in Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.