Map of KW15 1LX postcode

General information
Postcode KW15 1LX
Post Town Kirkwall
Nearest station Thurso (55 km)
Bus stops
Orkney College (W)
Annfield Crescent (NW)
Carters Park Road (E)
Carters Park Road (W)
Papdale Hostel (NW)
Wasdale Crescent (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 35 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 58.984759
Longitude -2.948483
Easting 345583
Northing 1011233
Grid reference HY455112
UTM reference 30V 502961 6538356
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Plus code 9CCVX3M2+WJ
Altitude 32 metres (106 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:47
Sunset (today) 20:36
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.9 KMs (0.5 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward Kirkwall East S13003151
Council Area Orkney Islands S12000023
Constituency Orkney and Shetland S14000051
MPMr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal Democrat
Police forceScotland
Water companyScottish Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Orkney Islands
NUTS/ITL 2 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 1 Scotland
Country Scotland
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated March 2024
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 44
Households (2011) 16
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
5,616 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote small town
Census output area (2011)S00126053
Lower layer super output area (2011)East Mainland - 04S01011816
Middle layer super output area (2011)East MainlandS02002215
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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