# KW15 1XL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.971234, -2.94712
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX3C3+F5
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.1°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45640 09727
- **UTM:** 30V 503040 6536850
- **Elevation:** 56m
- **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:** 1992-10

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019103
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003537
- **2021 output area:** S00170738
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011815
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002215
- **2011 output area:** S00125920
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002202
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4977
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 53992 |
| School | Kirkwall Grammar School | 841 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 2830 |
| Bus stop | Bellevue Park | 87 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 1269 |
| Defibrillator | Papdale Shop | 619 |
| Pharmacy | Sutherland Pharmacy | 1281 |
| Post office | Papdale Post Office | 620 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 1521 |
| Coast | — | 2312 |
| Central London | — | 848774 |

## 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 1FB](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FB)
- [KW15 1FG](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FG)
- [KW15 1FD](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201FD)
- [KW15 1XS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201XS)
- [KW15 1SP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SP)
- [KW15 1SW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201SW)
- [KW15 1UZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201UZ)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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