| Postcode | KW15 1XU |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Ingavoe Drive (NW)
Otterswick (NE)
Papdale Place (SW)
Weyland Farm (W)
Weyland Farm (NE)
Papdale Place (NE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 58.980658 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.938089 | |
| Easting | 346174 | |
| Northing | 1010768 | |
| Grid reference | HY461107 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 503558 6537899 | |
| what3words | chilled.occupations.spotted | |
| FixPhrase | curling lurk streak untitled | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX3J6+7Q | |
| Altitude | 51 metres (167 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 | October 1992 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 11 | |
| 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) | S00170694 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A3 | |
| 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 |