# KW15 1QU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.970175, -2.934708
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX3C8+34
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.2°
- **Grid reference:** HY 46352 09599
- **UTM:** 30V 503754 6536732
- **Elevation:** 82m
- **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:** 2019-09

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019100
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003536
- **2021 output area:** S00170656
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011815
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002215
- **2011 output area:** S00125918
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002202
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4977
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54347 |
| School | Kirkwall Grammar School | 1195 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 2179 |
| Bus stop | Repeater Road | 304 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 1917 |
| Defibrillator | Papdale Shop | 943 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 1891 |
| Post office | Papdale Post Office | 947 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 2103 |
| Coast | — | 2880 |
| Central London | — | 848496 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 66.7% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW15 1SR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SR)
- [KW15 1ZP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ZP)
- [KW15 1TA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TA)
- [KW15 1WT](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201WT)
- [KW15 1TH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TH)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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