Map of KW15 1SY postcode

General information
Postcode KW15 1SY
Post Town Kirkwall
Nearest station Thurso (53 km)
Bus stops
Heathery Loan West End (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 26 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 58.963083
Longitude -2.952738
Easting 345304
Northing 1008823
Grid reference HY453088
UTM reference 30V 502718 6535942
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Plus code 9CCVX27W+6W
Altitude 79 metres (258 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:20
Sunset (today) 18:21
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.1 KMs (0.7 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward Kirkwall East S13003151
Council Area Orkney Islands S12000023
Constituency (2024) Orkney and Shetland S14000051
MPMr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal Democrat
Police forceScotland
Water companyScottish Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 2 Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 1 Scotland
Country Scotland S92000003
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 32
Households (2011) 17
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,373 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanVery remote rural area
Census output area (2021)S00170656
Census output area (2011)S00125917
Lower layer super output area (2011)East Mainland - 01S01011813
Middle layer super output area (2011)East MainlandS02002215
Travel to work areaOrkney IslandsS22000035
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