Latitude: 58.9889 / 58°59'19"N
Longitude: -2.9498 / 2°56'59"W
OS Eastings: 345516
OS Northings: 1011691
OS Grid: HY455116
Mapcode National: GBR M42Z.9FK
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.NBKD
Plus Code: 9CCVX3Q2+G3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88mx67
What Three Birds: jay.crossbill.nightjar
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
KW15 1YR is a residential postcode in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in May 1992.
The most common council tax bands are B and C.
KW15 1YR is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW15 1YR is approximately 7m (23ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW15 1YR
7c3: Constrained City Dwellers - White Communities - Outer City Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW15 1YR
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 1YR include Co-Operative Food, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of KW15 1YR 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 East
Councillors
Steven Heddle (Independent)
Gwenda Shearer (Independent)
John Scott (Independent)
David Dawson (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 1YR.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW15 1YR.
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