KW16 postcode area guide — Orkney Islands
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the KW16 postcode district in Orkney Islands — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is KW16?
Broadband & internet speeds in KW16
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
18.4%
Gigabit-capable
18.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
4.5%
Broadband availability in the KW16 postcode district (Orkney Islands) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 139 postcodes Ofcom measures in KW16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.4%.
Around 4.5% of premises in KW16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in KW16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| KW16 3AA | 100% | 0% |
| KW16 3AD | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| KW16 3AE | 75% | 12.5% |
| KW16 3AF | 100% | 0% |
| KW16 3AG | 100% | 6.9% |
| KW16 3AH | 100% | 0% |
| KW16 3AJ | 100% | 5.3% |
| KW16 3AL | 100% | 0% |
| KW16 3AN | 100% | 0% |
| KW16 3AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Orkney Islands
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Orkney Islands district (13,349 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
73.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
95.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
74.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Food hygiene ratings in KW16
75 rated food businesses operate in KW16. 63 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 3 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Argo's Bakery, Asgard B & B, Bayleaf Delicatessen, Beneth'ill Cafe, Brinkies Guest House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Orkney Islands
Landlines around KW16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.