| Postcode | KW15 1HP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Ferry Terminal (W)
Harbour Street ()
Broad Street ()
St Magnus centre (SE)
Post Office (N)
Cromwell Road (NE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 37 View |
| Businesses |
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| Latitude | 58.983494 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.958035 | |
| Easting | 345032 | |
| Northing | 1011100 | |
| Grid reference | HY450111 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 502412 6538214 | |
| what3words | sideboard.sheepish.distanced | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk strung unhappily | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2MR+9Q | |
| Altitude | 7 metres (22 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 19:23 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.4 KMs (0.2 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 | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| 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) | S00170684 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall - 05 | S01011822 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall | S02002216 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |