# KW15 1HW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.983608, -2.959534
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2MR+C5
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44946 11115
- **UTM:** 30V 502325 6538227
- **Elevation:** 3m
- **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:** S01019106
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170676
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011821
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002216
- **2011 output area:** S00126020
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002204
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 1995
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54644 |
| School | Papdale Primary School | 587 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4232 |
| Bus stop | Post Office | 67 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 255 |
| Defibrillator | Masonic Club | 163 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 92 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 70 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 262 |
| Coast | — | 1922 |
| Central London | — | 850277 |

## 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 1JZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201JZ)
- [KW15 1LA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LA)
- [KW15 1WZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201WZ)
- [KW15 1LB](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LB)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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