# KW15 1UX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.97636, -2.947417
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX3G3+G2
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.2°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45631 10298
- **UTM:** 30V 503023 6537420
- **Elevation:** 39m
- **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:** S01019109
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003538
- **2021 output area:** S00170718
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011824
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002217
- **2011 output area:** S00126041
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002207
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 2749
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 54429 |
| School | Kirkwall Grammar School | 271 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 3179 |
| Bus stop | Hermaness | 73 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 969 |
| Defibrillator | Papdale Shop | 133 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 909 |
| Post office | Papdale Post Office | 130 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 1106 |
| Coast | — | 2648 |
| Central London | — | 849333 |

## 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 1UY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201UY)
- [KW15 1EY](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201EY)
- [KW15 1UU](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201UU)
- [KW15 1UN](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201UN)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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