# KW15 1YN

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 58.987947, -2.949702
- **Open Location Code:** 9CCVX3Q2+54
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO88mx
- **Qibla:** 122.2°
- **Grid reference:** HY 45518 11590
- **UTM:** 30V 502890 6538710
- **Elevation:** 14m
- **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:** 1992-05

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01019111
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003538
- **2021 output area:** S00170670
- **2011 LSOA:** S01011826
- **2011 MSOA:** S02002217
- **2011 output area:** S00126095
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34002191
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B4)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4851
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000036

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thurso | 55369 |
| School | Papdale Primary School | 762 |
| Airport | Kirkwall Airport | 4207 |
| Bus stop | Wasdale Crescent | 71 |
| Food bank | Orkney | 497 |
| Defibrillator | Highlands & Islands Enterprise- Main Office | 639 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 804 |
| Post office | Kirkwall Post Office | 811 |
| Library | Orkney Library & Archive | 1003 |
| Coast | — | 1592 |
| Central London | — | 850617 |

## 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 1YW](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201YW)
- [KW15 1YP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201YP)
- [KW15 1YS](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201YS)
- [KW15 1YR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201YR)
- [KW15 1LP](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LP)
- [KW15 1LT](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201LT)
- [KW15 1QR](https://openpostcodes.uk/KW15%201QR)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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