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County or areaOrkney Islands
Postcode districtKW17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 33 min3:58 am – 10:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 9 min9:06 am – 3:15 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,216 residentsin the West Mainland census areaMedian age 52.01,919 households79% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright11% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,231 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: average 13°CColdest month February: average 4°C1,084 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 5 to 5°CJFebruary: 4 to 4°CFMarch: 5 to 5°CMApril: 7 to 7°CAMay: 9 to 9°CMJune: 11 to 11°CJJuly: 13 to 13°CJAugust: 13 to 13°CASeptember: 12 to 12°CSOctober: 9 to 9°CONovember: 7 to 7°CNDecember: 5 to 5°CD15°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksLoch of Swannaylake · 1.0 miLoch of Hundlandlake · 1.5 miStoney Holmisland · 1.3 miMuckle Holmisland · 1.4 miSkeaheadland · 1.0 miBarony Millhistoric site · 2.5 miCrustoncliffs · 1.4 miHundland Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMarket Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 9 Feb 197341 mi away, Fair IsleMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202147 mi away, Melvich, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.2 · PM10 5.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,176 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesGP surgeryNorsepharm4.8 miPharmacyNorsepharm LTD4.8 miDentistOrkney Dental12 miPolice stationKirkwall Police Station14 miCash machineAsda (C) Dounby PFS, A986 Dounby4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEday Airport EOI17 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ139 miBus stationTravel CentreStromness12 miFerryTingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal7.5 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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