Stromness

Stromness is covered by postcode district KW16. It is in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 1 of 76 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes MP Mr Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat, Orkney and Shetland

Every postcode in Stromness, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Stromness, by gigabit broadband Of the 77 postcodes in Stromness that ONS places, 66 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 9 have some that can, 1 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. Places named: Stromness. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A965 KW16 3ES: no Ofcom figureKW16 3ER: gigabit for allKW16 3AD: some gigabitKW16 3AE: some gigabitKW16 3AG: some gigabitKW16 3AJ: some gigabitKW16 3BW: some gigabitKW16 3HR: some gigabitKW16 3JG: some gigabitKW16 3JS: some gigabitKW16 3JT: some gigabitKW16 3AA: no gigabitKW16 3AF: no gigabitKW16 3AH: no gigabitKW16 3AL: no gigabitKW16 3AN: no gigabitKW16 3AP: no gigabitKW16 3AQ: no gigabitKW16 3AR: no gigabitKW16 3AS: no gigabitKW16 3AT: no gigabitKW16 3AU: no gigabitKW16 3AW: no gigabitKW16 3AX: no gigabitKW16 3AY: no gigabitKW16 3AZ: no gigabitKW16 3BA: no gigabitKW16 3BB: no gigabitKW16 3BF: no gigabitKW16 3BG: no gigabitKW16 3BH: no gigabitKW16 3BL: no gigabitKW16 3BN: no gigabitKW16 3BP: no gigabitKW16 3BQ: no gigabitKW16 3BS: no gigabitKW16 3BT: no gigabitKW16 3BU: no gigabitKW16 3BX: no gigabitKW16 3BY: no gigabitKW16 3BZ: no gigabitKW16 3DA: no gigabitKW16 3DB: no gigabitKW16 3DD: no gigabitKW16 3DE: no gigabitKW16 3DF: no gigabitKW16 3DG: no gigabitKW16 3DH: no gigabitKW16 3DJ: no gigabitKW16 3DL: no gigabitKW16 3DN: no gigabitKW16 3DP: no gigabitKW16 3DQ: no gigabitKW16 3DR: no gigabitKW16 3DS: no gigabitKW16 3DT: no gigabitKW16 3DU: no gigabitKW16 3DW: no gigabitKW16 3DX: no gigabitKW16 3DY: no gigabitKW16 3DZ: no gigabitKW16 3EA: no gigabitKW16 3EB: no gigabitKW16 3ED: no gigabitKW16 3EE: no gigabitKW16 3EF: no gigabitKW16 3EH: no gigabitKW16 3EJ: no gigabitKW16 3EL: no gigabitKW16 3EP: no gigabitKW16 3EQ: no gigabitKW16 3HJ: no gigabitKW16 3JL: no gigabitKW16 3JQ: no gigabitKW16 3LE: no gigabitKW16 3LH: no gigabitKW16 3LJ: no gigabit Stromness Map of every postcode in Stromness, by gigabit broadband Of the 77 postcodes in Stromness that ONS places, 66 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 9 have some that can, 1 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. Places named: Stromness. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A965 Stromness
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 66
  • Some can get gigabit: 9
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 1
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 1

Of the 77 postcodes in Stromness that ONS places, 66 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 9 have some that can, 1 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 58.9631, longitude -3.2977. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

66 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

KW16 3AAKW16 3AFKW16 3AHKW16 3ALKW16 3ANKW16 3APKW16 3AQKW16 3ARKW16 3ASKW16 3ATKW16 3AUKW16 3AW

What is it like to live in Stromness?

At 1 of the 76 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Stromness?

2 of the 77 postcodes now in use in Stromness came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

KW16 3ESsince February 2026KW16 3ERsince August 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Stromness?

Ofcom reports on 76 of the 77 postcodes in Stromness. At 1 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit1 of 76
Postcodes where every home can get superfast68 of 76

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Stromness?

The open schools at the postcodes in Stromness. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Choosing a school, on Parentzone Scotland

Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

Who runs Stromness?

Parliamentary constituency
Orkney and Shetland
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

All 77 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Stromness

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Stromness postcodes

77 postcodes in use in Stromness, by district:

KW16 postcode district,77 postcodes

That district is in the KW postcode area.

Check a Stromness postcode

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Places near Stromness

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Kirkwall19.6 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Stromness

What is the postcode for Stromness?
Postcode district KW16, with 77 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Stromness in?
Orkney Islands. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Stromness?
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat), for Orkney and Shetland. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Stromness?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Stromness Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Stromness Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
What broadband can you get in Stromness?
Ofcom reports on 76 of the 77 postcodes in Stromness. At 1 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Stromness?
2 of the 77 postcodes now in use in Stromness came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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