| Postcode | KW15 1PX |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (54 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hordaland (E)
Hordaland (W)
Quoybanks Crescent (S)
Quoybanks Crescent (N)
Earl Thorfinn Street (E)
Earl Thorfinn Street (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 4 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 58.978181 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.952686 | |
| Easting | 345331 | |
| Northing | 1010504 | |
| Grid reference | HY453105 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 502720 6537623 | |
| what3words | unpainted.rebel.clouding | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk storable tripod | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2HW+7W | |
| Altitude | 37 metres (121 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 5:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 20:41 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.9 KMs (0.5 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 | July 2015 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | July 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
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|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170700 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00126046 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall - 01 | S01011823 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall | S02002217 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |