| Postcode | KW15 1QG |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (54 km) |
| Bus stops |
Earl Thorfinn Street (W)
Kirklands Road (NE)
St Magnus centre (SE)
Heilendi Pratice (SE)
Laverock Road (E)
Quoybanks Crescent (S)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 18 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 58.977669 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.956342 | |
| Easting | 345120 | |
| Northing | 1010450 | |
| Grid reference | HY451104 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 502509 6537566 | |
| what3words | tonight.sandbags.squeezed | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk stooge unvaried | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2HV+3F | |
| Altitude | 32 metres (105 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:18 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.7 KMs (0.4 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 | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 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) | 27 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 15 | |
| 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) | S00170714 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | East Kirkwall - 01 | S01019108 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall - 01 | S01011823 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | East Kirkwall | S02003538 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall | S02002217 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |