Map of KW15 1UG postcode

General information
Postcode KW15 1UG
Post Town Kirkwall
Nearest station Thurso (54 km)
Bus stops
Grainbank Road End (NW)
Grainbank Road End (SE)
Hatston Bus Garage (E)
Orkney Golf Club (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 15 View
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 58.984672
Longitude -2.978285
Easting 343870
Northing 1011248
Grid reference HY438112
UTM reference 30V 501248 6538345
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Plus code 9CCVX2MC+VM
Altitude 14 metres (47 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:23
Sunset (today) 20:58
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.5 KMs (0.3 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward Kirkwall West and Orphir S13003152
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 September 2020
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,836 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote rural area
Census output area (2011)S00125915
Lower layer super output area (2011)East Mainland - 05S01011817
Middle layer super output area (2011)East MainlandS02002215
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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