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KW17 2HX

Postcode

A postcode in West Mainland - 03, West Mainland ward, Orkney Islands.

This report describes the area around KW17 2HX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around KW17 2HX

Schools near KW17 2HX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Dounby Community School
Primary
580 m
7 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of KW17 2HX

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Dounby Surgery2,827 registered patients600 m

Supermarkets

  • Asda Dounby Express PetrolAsda530 m

The neighbourhood: West Mainland - 03

Everything about West Mainland - 03
Population
1,118
Joint 11,619th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
52.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.2%
Joint 6,733rd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: KW17

Everything about KW17
Population
9,443
687th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
97%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
47.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.