Map of KW15 1ZP postcode

General information
Postcode KW15 1ZP
Post Town Kirkwall
Nearest station Thurso (54 km)
Bus stops
Fairwinds (N)
Bellevue Park (SE)
Lynn Road (SE)
Lynn Road (NW)
Ronaldsvoe (SW)
Ronaldsvoe (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 17 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 58.971014
Longitude -2.940314
Easting 346031
Northing 1009696
Grid reference HY460096
UTM reference 30V 503431 6536825
what3words visual.dignitary.hacking
Plus code 9CCVX3C5+CV
Altitude 68 metres (224 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:25
Sunset (today) 20:55
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.3 KMs (0.8 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 April 2015
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)
4,977 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote small town
Census output area (2011)S00125920
Lower layer super output area (2011)East Mainland - 03S01011815
Middle layer super output area (2011)East MainlandS02002215
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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