# KW15 1JB

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.984, -2.957579
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2MR+JX
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45059 11157
- **UTM:** 30V 502438 6538271
- **Elevation:** 4m
- **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:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019111
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003538
- **2021 output area:** S00170672
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011826
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002217
- **2011 output area:** S00126025
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002191
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Cosmopolitans (2C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4851
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54746 |
| School | Papdale Primary School | 518 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4181 |
| Bus stop | Kirkwall Hotel | 108 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 167 |
| Defibrillator | Highlands & Islands Enterprise- Main Office | 104 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 175 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 189 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 378 |
| Coast | — | 1915 |
| Central London | — | 850294 |

## 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 1HR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201HR)
- [KW15 1JD](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201JD)
- [KW15 1ZQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ZQ)
- [KW15 1HP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201HP)
- [KW15 1JA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201JA)
- [KW15 1LG](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LG)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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