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Street guide KW17 2SH Orkney

Front Road, Orkney

Front Road is a street in Orkney with postcode coverage including KW17 2SH.

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About Front Road

Location, postcode coverage and key details for this street and its surroundings

Front Road is a residential street . It lies within the county of Orkney.

This road lies at an average height of 3.9 metres above sea level, with elevations ranging from 0.6 m to 10.2 m across 15 sampled points. Elevation data is sourced from OS Terrain 50, which has a horizontal resolution of 50 metres.

The road is approximately 283.73 metres long and has 60 properties at the time of writing.

Front Road is a street in Orkney.

The page currently lists postcode coverage including KW17 2SH.

Front Road links Back Road and Back Road.

At a glance
This page brings together the street map, postcode coverage, known addresses, property records and nearby local services for Front Road.
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Street map

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Postcodes on Front Road

2 known postcodes linked with this street
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Location details

Coordinates, grid references and mapping links for Front Road
Location map for Front Road
Street Front Road, Orkney
Latitude 58.826065
Longitude -2.960093
OS Easting (X) 344569
OS Northing (Y) 993530
OS grid reference ND446935

Nearby transport

Bus stops and rail stations close to Front Road

Nearest rail stations

Thurso
Distance: 26.09 miles
Thurso station, Princes Street, Thurso, Highland, KW14 7DL
Wick
Distance: 27.02 miles
Wick station, Station Road, Wick, Highland, KW1 4QT

Nearby schools

Schools near Front Road where location data is available
Hope Primary School
Distance: 0.19 miles
Hope Primary School, St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, KW17 2TN
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Nearby supermarkets

Food shopping options near Front Road where nearby store data is available
Supermarket
Tesco
Distance: 10.67 miles
Supermarket
Tesco
Distance: 25.80 miles
Supermarket
Tesco
Distance: 26.34 miles

Recorded street crime

Monthly incident counts for the area around Front Road where available
Monthly street crime counts for Front Road
Month Recorded incidents
July 2025 0
August 2025 0
September 2025 0
October 2025 0
November 2025 0
December 2025 0
January 2026 0
February 2026 0
March 2026 0
April 2026 0
May 2026 0
June 2026 0

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