# KW15 1BY

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.978922, -2.972503
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2HG+HX
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44193 10604
- **UTM:** 30V 501580 6537705
- **Elevation:** 12m
- **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:** 2001-06

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019106
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170696
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011821
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002216
- **2011 output area:** S00126088
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002212
- **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 | 53781 |
| School | Glaitness School | 341 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4517 |
| Bus stop | Soulisquoy Place | 103 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 509 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 341 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 635 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 838 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 646 |
| Coast | — | 2150 |
| Central London | — | 849943 |

## 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 1TN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TN)
- [KW15 1BF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BF)
- [KW15 1FJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FJ)
- [KW15 1SH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SH)
- [KW15 1UW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201UW)
- [KW15 1RR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201RR)
- [KW15 1LR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LR)
- [KW15 1RS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201RS)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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