# KW15 1GL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.988681, -2.975406
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2QF+FR
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44042 11693
- **UTM:** 30V 501413 6538791
- **Elevation:** 21m
- **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:** S34000559
- **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 | 54557 |
| School | Glaitness School | 828 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 5288 |
| Bus stop | Hatston Bus Garage | 92 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 1117 |
| Defibrillator | Scottish Sea Farms- On External Wall | 193 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 1122 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 1041 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 1012 |
| Coast | — | 1159 |
| Central London | — | 851037 |

## 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 1GR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GR)
- [KW15 1GJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GJ)
- [KW15 1GP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GP)
- [KW15 1RE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201RE)
- [KW15 1GE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GE)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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