| Postcode | KW15 1GS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Weyland Farm (W)
Annfield Crescent (NW)
Orkney College (W)
Orkney College (E)
Papdale Hostel (NW)
Clumly Avenue (SW)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 8 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 58.985656 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.94374 | |
| Easting | 345857 | |
| Northing | 1011329 | |
| Grid reference | HY458113 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 503233 6538456 | |
| what3words | magpie.laptop.expiring | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk stunning unworthy | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX3P4+7G | |
| Altitude | 30 metres (98 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:43 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:10 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.1 KMs (0.7 miles) |
| Ward | Kirkwall East | S13003151 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | March 2015 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Small Towns | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote rural area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170673 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Mainland - 04 | S01011816 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | East Mainland | S02002215 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |