| Postcode | KW15 1YS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Kirkwall |
| Nearest station | Thurso (55 km) |
| Bus stops |
Skail Road (SE)
Wasdale Crescent (SW)
Wasdale Crescent (NE)
Weyland Park (SW)
Weyland Park (NE)
Clumly Avenue (SW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 58.988547 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.950983 | |
| Easting | 345445 | |
| Northing | 1011657 | |
| Grid reference | HY454116 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 502817 6538777 | |
| what3words | junior.deck.vaulting | |
| Plus code | 9CCVX2QX+CJ | |
| Altitude | 8 metres (27 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 5:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:44 | |
| 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 | October 1992 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 14 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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| Rural/urban | Very remote small town | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00170671 | |
| Census output area (2011) | S00126094 | |
| 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 |