Latitude: 58.9739 / 58°58'25"N
Longitude: -2.9591 / 2°57'32"W
OS Eastings: 344958
OS Northings: 1010032
OS Grid: HY449100
Mapcode National: GBR M510.K61
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.JP4X
Plus Code: 9CCVX2FR+H9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88mx43
What Three Birds: pochard.nightjar.smew
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
KW15 1RL is a primarily residential postcode in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in November 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £12,000. The most common recorded business type is Surgery.
KW15 1RL is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW15 1RL is approximately 16m (52ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW15 1RL
6b3: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Semi-Detached Ageing
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW15 1RL
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
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near KW15 1RL include Co-Operative Food, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of KW15 1RL 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
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW15 1RL.
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'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW15 1RL.
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