| Postcode | KW15 1BY |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (54 km) |
| Bus stops |
Soulisquoy Place (W)
Glaitness School (NW)
Glaitness School (SE)
Pickaquoy Leisure Centre (NW)
Pickaquoy Leisure Centre (SE)
Langskaill Court (NE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 58.979149 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.972196 | |
| Easting | 344211 | |
| Northing | 1010628 | |
| Grid reference | HY442106 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 501598 6537730 | |
| what3words | presume.alive.apprehend | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk stowing tingle | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2HH+M4 | |
| Altitude | 11 metres (36 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:38 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:21 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.4 KMs (0.3 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 | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 |
| Date introduced | June 2001 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 |
| Population (2011) | 41 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Small Towns | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170696 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall - 04 | S01011821 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall | S02002216 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |