KW15 1HE
a large user postcode in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.9823 / 58°58'56"N
Longitude: -2.96 / 2°57'36"W
OS Eastings: 344916
OS Northings: 1010968
OS Grid: HY449109
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.YJX
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HHPG
Plus Code: 9CCVX2JQ+WX
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88mx45
What Three Birds: frigatebird.moorhen.shelduck
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1HE
Summary
KW15 1HE is a large user postcode in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. It was first introduced in April 2003.
'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:
Lloyds TSB Scotland Plc, 1 Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1HE.
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 1HE is in the Orkney Islands travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Orkney Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW15 1HE is approximately 7m (23ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW15 1HE
7a1: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW15 1HE
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
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near KW15 1HE include Co-Operative Food, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
KW15 1HE at other websites
- Air quality forecast for KW15 1HE at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW15 1HE at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW15 1HE at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW15 1HE at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW15 1HE at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW15 1HE at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW15 1HE at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW15 1HE at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW15 1HE at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW15 1HE 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 1HE.
- 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
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW15 1HE.
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