# KW15 1ER

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.974368, -2.955694
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2FV+PP
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45152 10083
- **UTM:** 30V 502547 6537198
- **Elevation:** 38m
- **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:** S01019104
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170726
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011819
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002216
- **2011 output area:** S00126090
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002200
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4336
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 53962 |
| School | Kirkwall Grammar School | 694 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 3431 |
| Bus stop | Kirklands Road | 79 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 673 |
| Defibrillator | Bignold Park Pavilion | 195 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 713 |
| Post office | Papdale Post Office | 652 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 964 |
| Coast | — | 2156 |
| Central London | — | 849227 |

## 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 1ES](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ES)
- [KW15 1EN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201EN)
- [KW15 1QB](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201QB)
- [KW15 1EW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201EW)
- [KW15 1ET](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ET)
- [KW15 1RL](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201RL)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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