# KW15 1GA

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.981299, -2.954912
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2JW+G2
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45208 10854
- **UTM:** 30V 502591 6537970
- **Elevation:** 16m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Orkney Islands (S12000023)
- **Ward:** Kirkwall East (S13003151)
- **Constituency:** Orkney and Shetland (S14000051)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000035
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1993-02

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019110
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003538
- **2021 output area:** S00170689
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011825
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002217
- **2011 output area:** S00126048
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002188
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4471
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54600 |
| School | Papdale Primary School | 253 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 3864 |
| Bus stop | St Magnus centre | 222 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 478 |
| Defibrillator | Orkney Islands Council | 124 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 311 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 391 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 480 |
| Coast | — | 2231 |
| Central London | — | 849966 |

## 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 1PE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201PE)
- [KW15 1NJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201NJ)
- [KW15 1NY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201NY)
- [KW15 9SA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%209SA)
- [KW15 1NL](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201NL)
- [KW15 1PF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201PF)
- [KW15 1PR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201PR)
- [KW15 1QW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201QW)
- [KW15 1JQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201JQ)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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