# KW15 1AZ

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.977222, -2.966836
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2GM+V7
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44516 10410
- **UTM:** 30V 501906 6537516
- **Elevation:** 9m
- **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:** S01019105
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170709
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011820
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002216
- **2011 output area:** S00126018
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002212
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3074
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 53825 |
| School | Glaitness School | 538 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4141 |
| Bus stop | High Street | 76 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 257 |
| Defibrillator | Tesco | 387 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 430 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 763 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 588 |
| Coast | — | 2073 |
| Central London | — | 849683 |

## 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 1EX](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201EX)
- [KW15 1BG](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BG)
- [KW15 1BH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BH)
- [KW15 1AY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201AY)
- [KW15 1DR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201DR)
- [KW15 1BD](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BD)
- [KW15 1SQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SQ)
- [KW15 1BB](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BB)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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