| Postcode | KW15 1HY |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Cromwell Road (NE)
Ferry Terminal (W)
Kirkwall Hotel (W)
Harbour Street ()
St Magnus centre (SE)
Carters Park Road (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 2 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 58.984013 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.955822 | |
| Easting | 345160 | |
| Northing | 1011156 | |
| Grid reference | HY451111 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 502539 6538272 | |
| what3words | croaking.dame.poetic | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2MV+JM | |
| Altitude | 9 metres (29 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:35 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:09 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.5 KMs (0.3 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 | 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 |
| Population (2011) | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 2 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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| Rural/urban | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170681 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00126051 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall - 04 | S01011826 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | East Kirkwall | S02002217 |
| Travel to work area | Orkney Islands | S22000035 |