Latitude: 58.9746 / 58°58'28"N
Longitude: -2.9629 / 2°57'46"W
OS Eastings: 344740
OS Northings: 1010117
OS Grid: HY447101
Mapcode National: GBR M510.HFD
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.GPBB
Plus Code: 9CCVX2FP+VV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88mx43
What Three Birds: swan.yellowhammer.roller
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
KW15 1BQ is a large user postcode in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in October 1994.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Orkney Health Board, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall KW15 1BQ.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
KW15 1BQ is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW15 1BQ is approximately 10m (33ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW15 1BQ
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW15 1BQ
Scotland 5: a small town or large village, with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near KW15 1BQ include Co-Operative Food, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of KW15 1BQ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Orkney Islands Council
Ward
Kirkwall West and Orphir
Councillors
John Richards (Orkney Manifesto Group)
Leslie Manson (Independent)
Sandy Cowie (Independent)
Barbara Foulkes (Independent)
Scottish Parliament
Region
Highlands and Islands
Regional MSPs
Donald Cameron (Conservative)
John Finnie (Green)
Rhoda Grant (Labour)
Jamie Halcro Johnston (Conservative)
Edward Mountain (Conservative)
David Stewart (Labour)
Maree Todd (SNP)
 
Scottish Parliament constituency
Orkney Islands
MSP
Liam McArthur (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
MP
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