# KW15 1BF

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.978536, -2.970126
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2HH+CW
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44329 10559
- **UTM:** 30V 501717 6537662
- **Elevation:** 11m
- **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:** 1998-12

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019106
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170705
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011820
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002216
- **2011 output area:** S00126086
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002212
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3074
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 53828 |
| School | Glaitness School | 356 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4378 |
| Bus stop | Soulisquoy Place | 153 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 374 |
| Defibrillator | Tesco | 279 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 514 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 760 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 568 |
| Coast | — | 2145 |
| Central London | — | 849869 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 91.9% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW15 1DL](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201DL)
- [KW15 1BA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BA)
- [KW15 1BY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BY)
- [KW15 1SH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SH)
- [KW15 1FT](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FT)
- [KW15 1FJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FJ)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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