KW15 1BU maps, stats, and open data

KW15 1BU is located in the Kirkwall West and Orphir electoral ward, within the council area of Orkney Islands and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Orkney and Shetland. The Community Health Partnership is Orkney Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

KW15 1BU maps

KW15 1BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

KW15 1BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

KW15 1BU geodata

Easting	344775
Northing	1010503
Latitude	58.978091
Longitude	-2.962355

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is KW15 1BU?

Country	Scotland
Postcode District	KW15
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Politics

Ward	Kirkwall West And Orphir
Constituency	Orkney And Shetland

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to KW15 1BU

Balfour Hospital (New Scapa Road)	Kirkwall	193m
Balfour Hospital (New Scapa Road)	Kirkwall	199m
High Street (Wellington Street)	Kirkwall	201m
High Street (Wellington Street)	Kirkwall	206m
Laverock Road (Pipersquoy Road)	Kirkwall	265m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for KW15 1BU

Broadband access in KW15 1BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in KW15 1BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	42.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in KW15 1BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for KW15 1BU

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Source: Ofcom
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KW15 1BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in KW15 1BU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	278,435
Meter count	58
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,801
Median (kWh/meter)	3,027

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KW15 1BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in KW15 1BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

38.2% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW15 1BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW15 1BU (meters)

West End Hotel

14 Main Street

15m

Salvation Army (Lunch Club)

The Salvation Army

111m

Happy Haddock

65 Junction Road

111m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to KW15 1BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Laverock Road	14:00	14:00	115m
High Street	14:00	14:00	333m
Victoria Street	14:30	14:30	346m

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Source: Dracos
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KW15 1BU ITL and KW15 1BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for KW15 1BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLM	Scotland
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLM6	Highlands and Islands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLM65	Orkney Islands
LAU 1 Code	Name
S30000040	Orkney Islands

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

KW15 1BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for KW15 1BU:

	Code	Name
OA	S00126097
LSOA	S01011819	West Kirkwall - 02
MSOA	S02002216	West Kirkwall

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence