| Postcode | KW15 1BB |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (54 km) |
| Bus stops |
Langskaill Court (NE)
High Street (E)
Soulisquoy Place (W)
High Street (W)
Soulisquoy Place (E)
Hospital Entrance (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 70 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 58.975965 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.969219 | |
| Easting | 344377 | |
| Northing | 1010271 | |
| Grid reference | HY443102 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 501769 6537376 | |
| what3words | surfacing.escalates.accusing | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2GJ+98 | |
| Altitude | 14 metres (46 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 9:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:21 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.6 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 | Orkney Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | December 2024 |
| 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) | 118 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 31 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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| Rural/urban | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170719 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00126017 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall - 03 | S01011820 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | West Kirkwall | S02002216 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |