KW16 3LN Postcode | Location, Map & Details - Sipuha
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Scotland
Country
Orkney Islands
Local Auth.
Decile 8
IMD Scotland
Remote Rural
Area type
Orkney Islands
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period
Scotland
Country
Orkney Islands
Local Auth.
Decile 8
IMD Scotland
Remote Rural
Area type
Orkney Islands
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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Scotland
Country
🏙️
Orkney Islands
Local Authority
🗺️
Stromness and South Isles
Ward
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Orkney Islands
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeKW16 3LN
🌐Latitude59.0037
🌐Longitude-3.2800
📐OS Easting326,569
📐OS Northing1,013,662
🌍RegionScotland
🏔️National Park(pseudo) Scotland (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaScotland
🤝Local EnterpriseScotland
🌍ITL RegionOrkney Islands

Administrative Information

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Orkney Islands
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Orkney and Shetland S14000051
Constituency
S14000051
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Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardStromness and South Isles
🗳️Constituency codeS14000051
🗳️EU Electoral RegionScotland
🏘️ParishScotland
🌍International Territorial LevelOrkney Islands

Health & NHS

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Orkney
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
🎗️
Scotland
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthorityOrkney
🩺NHS RegionScotland
💊Integrated Care BoardScotland
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgOrkney Community Health Partnership
📍Sub ICB LocationOrkney Community Health Partnership
🎗️Cancer AllianceScotland

Statistical Areas

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LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 05 S01019090
S01019090
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MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness S02003534
S02003534
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LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness - 04 S01011807
S01011807
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MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness S02002213
S02002213
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Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
📅2011 Classification(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
📅2021 ClassificationRemote Rural 6

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 8 — Least Deprived 10%
5424
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 5424 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: N/A

No demographics data available yet.

Religion

Total residents: N/A

No demographics data available yet.

Age groups

Total residents: N/A

No demographics data available yet.

Households

Total households: N/A

No demographics data available yet.

Sun & Time Information

6:03 AM6:35 PM
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6:03 AM
Sunrise
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6:35 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)6:03 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:35 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KW16 3LN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. IMD Scotland: Rank 5424 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01019090 and MSOA S02003534 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW16 3LN is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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