KW17 postcode area guide — Orkney Islands
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the KW17 postcode district in Orkney Islands — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is KW17?
Broadband & internet speeds in KW17
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
60%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
18.7%
Gigabit-capable
18.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.1%
Broadband availability in the KW17 postcode district (Orkney Islands) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 230 postcodes Ofcom measures in KW17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 60% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.7%.
Around 5.1% of premises in KW17 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 KW17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| KW17 2AA | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AB | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AE | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AF | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AG | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AJ | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AL | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AN | 0% | 0% |
| KW17 2AP | 100% | 0% |
| KW17 2AQ | 100% | 100% |
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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.
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Food hygiene ratings in KW17
147 rated food businesses operate in KW17. 103 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 4 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: 59 Degrees North Ltd, Alfred (Passenger/Cargo Ro-Ro Ferry), Pentland Ferries, Asda Express Dounby PFS, Ayres Rock Takeaway, B Doull and Son Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Orkney Islands
Landlines around KW17 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.