KW15 1HE maps, stats, and open data
KW15 1HE 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 April 2003.
KW15 1HE maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW15 1HE geodata
| Easting | 344916 |
| Northing | 1010968 |
| Latitude | 58.982292 |
| Longitude | -2.960014 |
Where is KW15 1HE?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW15 |
Politics
| Ward | Kirkwall West And Orphir |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW15 1HE
| Post Office (Junction Road) | Kirkwall | 150m |
| St Magnus Centre (Palace Road) | Kirkwall | 162m |
| Kirkwall Hotel (A960) | Kirkwall | 274m |
| Ayre Hotel (A965) | Kirkwall | 294m |
| West Tankerness Lane (Great Western Road) | Kirkwall | 311m |
Deprivation
64.4% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW15 1HE:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW15 1HE (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW15 1HE
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Castle Street Car Park | 14:30 | 14:30 | 73m |
| Junction Road | 14:45 | 14:45 | 124m |
| Victoria Street | 14:30 | 14:30 | 141m |
KW15 1HE ITL and KW15 1HE 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 1HE:
| 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 1HE 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 1HE:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126024 | |
| LSOA | S01011822 | West Kirkwall - 05 |
| MSOA | S02002216 | West Kirkwall |
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