KW17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St Margaret's Hope, in Orkney Islands.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an KW17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In KW17, 47.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How KW17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KW17?
KW17 had 9,443 usual residents at the census.
KW17 is the 687th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KW17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Mainland - 01 | 594 | No figure | No figure | 38.3% |
| East Mainland - 02 | 818 | No figure | No figure | 29.4% |
| East Mainland - 03 | 508 | No figure | No figure | 46.4% |
| Isles - 02 | 988 | No figure | No figure | 7.8% |
| Isles - 03 | 455 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Isles - 04 | 561 | No figure | No figure | 88.4% |
| Isles - 05 | 881 | No figure | No figure | 84.0% |
| Isles - 06 | 776 | No figure | No figure | 60.0% |
| West Mainland - 01 | 721 | No figure | No figure | 18.9% |
| West Mainland - 02 | 772 | No figure | No figure | 52.3% |
| West Mainland - 03 | 1,118 | No figure | No figure | 52.0% |
| West Mainland - 04 | 965 | No figure | No figure | 68.6% |
| West Mainland - 05 | 640 | No figure | No figure | 28.0% |
Your MP
- Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal DemocratMP for Orkney and Shetland
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in KW172
Postcode sectors in KW171
Council1
Postcode districts next to KW172
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KW17 in brief
KW17 is a postcode district covering St Margaret's Hope, in Orkney Islands.
About 9,372 people lived in KW17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KW17 had 9,443 usual residents at the census.
In KW17, 47.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KW17, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
58.7% of residents in KW17 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.