# KW15 1GE

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.990272, -2.974059
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2RG+49
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44122 11869
- **UTM:** 30V 501490 6538969
- **Elevation:** 13m
- **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:** 1997-06

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019101
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003536
- **2021 output area:** S00170662
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011817
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002215
- **2011 output area:** S00125911
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34000560
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4836
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54745 |
| School | Glaitness School | 974 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 5347 |
| Bus stop | Orkney Sailing Club | 240 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 1117 |
| Defibrillator | Scottish Sea Farms- On External Wall | 0 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 1178 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 1097 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 1100 |
| Coast | — | 981 |
| Central London | — | 851191 |

## 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 1FL](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FL)
- [KW15 1GF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GF)
- [KW15 1GL](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GL)
- [KW15 1GT](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GT)
- [KW15 1GP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GP)
- [KW15 1RE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201RE)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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