| Postcode | KW15 1RQ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Peerie Sea Loan (N)
Peerie Sea Loan (S)
Hatston Bus Garage (E)
Grainbank Road End (SE)
Grainbank Road End (NW)
Orcadian Office (SW)
|
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 58.990547 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.97185 | |
| Easting | 344249 | |
| Northing | 1011897 | |
| Grid reference | HY442118 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 501617 6538999 | |
| what3words | shopping.volcano.loom | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2RH+67 | |
| Altitude | 10 metres (32 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 5:10 | |
| Sunset (today) | 21:09 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.3 KMs (0.2 miles) |
| Ward | Kirkwall West and Orphir | S13003152 |
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | Orkney Islands | S12000023 |
| Constituency | Orkney and Shetland | S14000051 |
| MP | Mr Alistair Carmichael | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Scotland | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Orkney Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 2014 |
| 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 |
| Population (2011) | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Rural/urban | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00125911 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Mainland - 05 | S01011817 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | East Mainland | S02002215 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |