# KW15 1RS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.980817, -2.978471
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2JC+8J
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 43853 10820
- **UTM:** 30V 501237 6537916
- **Elevation:** 10m
- **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:** S01019101
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003536
- **2021 output area:** S00170663
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011817
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002215
- **2011 output area:** S00125915
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002214
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4836
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 53747 |
| School | Glaitness School | 487 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4918 |
| Bus stop | Walliwall Farm | 447 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 879 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 446 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 970 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 1062 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 892 |
| Coast | — | 2045 |
| Central London | — | 850227 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 72.7% gigabit, 100% superfast, 72.7% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW15 1ZU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ZU)
- [KW15 1XW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201XW)
- [KW15 1UW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201UW)
- [KW15 1DA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201DA)
- [KW15 1LR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LR)
- [KW15 1ZJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ZJ)
- [KW15 1ZH](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201ZH)
- [KW15 1BY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BY)
- [KW15 1LZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LZ)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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