KW15 1QG
a primarily residential postcode in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.9777 / 58°58'39"N
Longitude: -2.9563 / 2°57'22"W
OS Eastings: 345120
OS Northings: 1010451
OS Grid: HY451104
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR M520.0G5
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.KMF0
Plus Code: 9CCVX2HV+3F
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88mx54
What Three Birds: snipe.crake.shoveler
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Clay Loan, Kirkwall KW15 1QG
Summary
KW15 1QG is a primarily residential postcode in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Commercial rateable values range from £1,150 to £4,600 with an average of £2,875. The most common recorded business types are Childrens Home and Car Park.
KW15 1QG is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW15 1QG is approximately 32m (105ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW15 1QG
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW15 1QG
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
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near KW15 1QG include Co-Operative Food, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
KW15 1QG at other websites
- Air quality forecast for KW15 1QG at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW15 1QG at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW15 1QG at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW15 1QG at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW15 1QG at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW15 1QG at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW15 1QG at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW15 1QG at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW15 1QG at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW15 1QG 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
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW15 1QG.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW15 1QG.
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