# KW15 1QL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.978319, -2.950985
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2HX+8J
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45429 10519
- **UTM:** 30V 502817 6537638
- **Elevation:** 36m
- **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:** S01019108
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003538
- **2021 output area:** S00170708
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011823
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002217
- **2011 output area:** S00126044
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002207
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8D3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4412
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54475 |
| School | Kirkwall Grammar School | 225 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 3475 |
| Bus stop | Meadowbank | 99 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 727 |
| Defibrillator | Kirkwall Grammar School- On Wall O/S Ent To Pe Corridor | 306 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 638 |
| Post office | Papdale Post Office | 372 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 815 |
| Coast | — | 2597 |
| Central London | — | 849592 |

## 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 1QJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201QJ)
- [KW15 1PX](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201PX)
- [KW15 1PN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201PN)
- [KW15 1PW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201PW)
- [KW15 1UN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201UN)
- [KW15 1PU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201PU)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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