# KW15 1SH

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.977286, -2.97157
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX2GH+W9
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 44244 10421
- **UTM:** 30V 501634 6537523
- **Elevation:** 16m
- **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:** S01019105
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170710
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011820
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002216
- **2011 output area:** S00126089
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002212
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3074
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 53667 |
| School | Glaitness School | 502 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4379 |
| Bus stop | Soulisquoy Place | 89 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 487 |
| Defibrillator | Tesco | 440 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 645 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 917 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 726 |
| Coast | — | 1988 |
| Central London | — | 849753 |

## 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 1BA](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BA)
- [KW15 1SQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SQ)
- [KW15 1TN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TN)
- [KW15 1BF](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BF)
- [KW15 1TJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201TJ)
- [KW15 1BY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201BY)
- [KW15 1WY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201WY)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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