# KW15 1AE

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.982754, -2.96212
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2MQ+45
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44796 11022
- **UTM:** 30V 502177 6538132
- **Elevation:** 3m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Orkney Islands (S12000023)
- **Ward:** Kirkwall West and Orphir (S13003152)
- **Constituency:** Orkney and Shetland (S14000051)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000035
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019106
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170676
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011821
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002216
- **2011 output area:** S00126020
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002204
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 1995
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54479 |
| School | Glaitness School | 474 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4281 |
| Bus stop | Travel Centre | 21 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 424 |
| Defibrillator | Masonic Club | 101 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 149 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 106 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 88 |
| Coast | — | 1949 |
| Central London | — | 850219 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW15 1GU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GU)
- [KW15 1TG](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TG)
- [KW15 1AF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201AF)
- [KW15 1AH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201AH)
- [KW15 1QY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201QY)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201AE.json).

## Data

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