| Postcode | KW15 1SP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (54 km) |
| Bus stops |
Lynn Road (SE)
Lynn Road (NW)
Repeater Road (NE)
Ronaldsvoe (SW)
Ronaldsvoe (NE)
Hermaness (NW)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 23 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 58.971351 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.944636 | |
| Easting | 345783 | |
| Northing | 1009737 | |
| Grid reference | HY457097 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 503183 6536863 | |
| what3words | scout.occurs.scariest | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk stays underpay | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX3C4+G4 | |
| Altitude | 58 metres (189 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:18 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.5 KMs (1 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 | 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) | 54 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 20 | |
| 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) | S00170738 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Kirkwall - 02 | S01019103 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Mainland - 03 | S01011815 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | West Kirkwall | S02003537 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | East Mainland | S02002215 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |