| Postcode | KW15 1GF |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Earl Thorfinn Street (E)
Carters Park Road (W)
Earl Thorfinn Street (W)
Carters Park Road (E)
Cromwell Road (SW)
Ferry Terminal (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 5 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 58.981299 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.954912 | |
| Easting | 345208 | |
| Northing | 1010853 | |
| Grid reference | HY452108 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 502591 6537970 | |
| what3words | clutches.urgent.subtitle | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2JW+G2 | |
| Altitude | 11 metres (36 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:35 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:09 | |
| 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 | May 2023 |
|---|---|
| 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 by visual inspection of Landline maps |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170662 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00126048 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall - 03 | S01011825 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall | S02002217 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |