# KW15 1GS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.985656, -2.94374
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX3P4+7G
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.2°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45857 11330
- **UTM:** 30V 503233 6538456
- **Elevation:** 26m
- **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:** 2015-03

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019099
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003536
- **2021 output area:** S00170673
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011816
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002215
- **2011 output area:** S00125921
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002206
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 5616
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 55374 |
| School | Papdale Primary School | 637 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 3799 |
| Bus stop | Weyland Farm | 178 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 756 |
| Defibrillator | Papdale Primary School | 637 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 959 |
| Post office | Papdale Post Office | 997 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 1177 |
| Coast | — | 1970 |
| Central London | — | 850290 |

## 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 1ZS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ZS)
- [KW15 1ZR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ZR)
- [KW15 1FU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FU)
- [KW15 1GQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201GQ)
- [KW15 1LY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LY)
- [KW15 1FR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FR)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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