| Postcode | KW15 1AW |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Harbour Street ()
Ferry Terminal (W)
Post Office (N)
Broad Street ()
St Magnus centre (SE)
Travel Centre ()
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 58.983839 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.958688 | |
| Easting | 344995 | |
| Northing | 1011139 | |
| Grid reference | HY449111 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 502374 6538253 | |
| what3words | cracks.detective.able | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk strung urology | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2MR+GG | |
| Altitude | 4 metres (13 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 9:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:22 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.3 KMs (0.2 miles) |
| Ward | Kirkwall West and Orphir | S13003152 |
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | Orkney Islands | S12000023 |
| Constituency (2024) | Orkney and Shetland | S14000051 |
| MP | Mr Alistair Carmichael | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Scotland | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 |
| Date introduced | August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | December 2025 |
| 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 |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|
|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Small Towns | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170684 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00126023 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Kirkwall - 06 | S01019107 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall - 05 | S01011822 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | West Kirkwall | S02003537 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall | S02002216 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |