KW15 1EJ maps, stats, and open data
KW15 1EJ 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 1EJ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW15 1EJ geodata
| Easting | 344929 |
| Northing | 1010322 |
| Latitude | 58.976493 |
| Longitude | -2.959626 |
Where is KW15 1EJ?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW15 |
Politics
| Ward | Kirkwall West And Orphir |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW15 1EJ
| Laverock Road (Pipersquoy Road) | Kirkwall | 96m |
| Earl Thorfinn Street (Clay Loan) | Kirkwall | 196m |
| Balfour Hospital (New Scapa Road) | Kirkwall | 210m |
| Earl Thorfinn Street (Clay Loan) | Kirkwall | 211m |
| Balfour Hospital (New Scapa Road) | Kirkwall | 229m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW15 1EJ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 50.0% |
| 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 limitations in KW15 1EJ (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 | 50.0% |
Deprivation
38.2% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW15 1EJ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW15 1EJ (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW15 1EJ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Quoybanks Crescent | 14:10 | 14:10 | 113m |
| Laverock Road | 14:00 | 14:00 | 208m |
| Scapa Crescent | 14:00 | 14:00 | 260m |
KW15 1EJ ITL and KW15 1EJ 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 1EJ:
| 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 |
KW15 1EJ 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 1EJ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126030 | |
| LSOA | S01011819 | West Kirkwall - 02 |
| MSOA | S02002216 | West Kirkwall |
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