# KW15 1SA

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.969647, -2.991146
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX295+VG
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 43106 09587
- **UTM:** 30V 500509 6536672
- **Elevation:** 23m
- **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:** S01019100
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003536
- **2021 output area:** S00170698
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011817
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002215
- **2011 output area:** S00125913
- **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 | 52316 |
| School | Glaitness School | 1804 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 5104 |
| Bus stop | Distillery Cottages | 514 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 1879 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 993 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 2047 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 2317 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 2124 |
| Coast | — | 1204 |
| Central London | — | 849189 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 61.5% gigabit, 92.3% superfast, 61.5% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [KW15 1SE](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SE)
- [KW15 1SB](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SB)
- [KW15 1TW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TW)
- [KW15 1LU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LU)
- [KW15 1LZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LZ)
- [KW15 1TR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TR)
- [KW15 1TP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TP)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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