The typical home in the KW17 area, Orkney Islands is valued at £212,671 — 22% below the UK average of £271,295. Over the year to 2025, values fell 1.2%, from £215,295 to £212,671. Since 2004, typical values in KW17 have grown by 225%.
East Mainland is the most expensive neighbourhood in KW17, with a typical value of £230,000. KW17 covers 231 full postcodes, with 3,111 recorded sales since 2004. Nearby districts include KW1, KW10, KW11.
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Scotland's individual sale records are held by Registers of Scotland rather than published as open data,
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Safer than 89% of Scottish postcode districts · 72 crimes per 10,000 residents (SIMD 2020)
Deprivation & Affluence
ABOVE AVERAGE
SIMD Decile
6.5 / 10
Less Deprived Than
67%
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 · 10 = least deprived · vs all Scottish postcode districts
Broadband & Connectivity
Availability across the district's postcodes · Ofcom Connected Nations
AVERAGE
34%Gigabit
Superfast (30Mbps+)74.5%
Gigabit (1Gbps+)33.9%
Property Value Trends
Official small-area statistics
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"Typical price" is the sales-weighted average of the median price in each of this district's
official data zones — the small-area statistics Scotland publishes instead of individual sale records.
Market Summary
Typical Price
£213k
YoY Change
↓ 1.2%
Sales in 2025
120
Postcodes
231
Prices vary widely between neighbourhoods, so location within the district matters as much as the district itself.
Neighbourhood Prices
East Mainland£230k
West Mainland£215k
Isles£150k
Median sale price by statistical neighbourhood, 2025
Neighbourhoods in KW17
Median sale prices by official statistical neighbourhood, 2025
Registers of Scotland
Neighbourhood
Median Price
Lower Quartile
Sales
Isles
£150,000
£106,250
70
East Mainland
£230,000
£180,000
50
West Mainland
£215,000
£174,375
48
Intermediate zones with under 5 sales are excluded; a neighbourhood can extend beyond the district itself.
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Schools in the district
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Streets in KW17
Every property with an Energy Performance Certificate, street by street — type, size, age and energy rating.
Showing the 300 busiest of 374 streets.
The typical sale price in the KW17 postcode district (Orkney Islands, Scotland) was £212,671 in 2025, across 120 recorded sales. It is the sales-weighted average of the median price in each of the district's official small statistical areas.
Are house prices in KW17 rising or falling?
In 2025 the typical sale price in KW17 was £212,671, down 1.2% on the previous year's £215,295.
Why doesn't this page list individual sold prices in KW17?
Scotland's individual sale records are held by Registers of Scotland and sold commercially rather than published as open data, so this page uses the official free small-area statistics instead. Any Scottish address's last sold price can be checked free on ScotLIS, Registers of Scotland's own service.
Where is the KW17 postcode district?
KW17 covers part of Orkney Islands, Scotland, with 231 live postcodes. Price statistics come from Registers of Scotland's official small-area house price statistics.
About this data
England & Wales pages on this site are built from individual HM Land Registry sale records.
Scotland publishes those records commercially through Registers of Scotland rather than as open data,
so Scottish pages use the official free small-area statistics instead: median prices and sales volumes
for each small statistical area, aggregated here to the KW17 postcode district. For an individual property's
sale history, use ScotLIS (free).
Council-wide trends: Orkney Islands house prices.
Contains public sector information from Registers of Scotland, the Scottish Government (incl. SIMD 2020) and Ofcom,
licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode geography: National Records of Scotland.
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