KW15 1HU maps, stats, and open data
KW15 1HU is located in the Kirkwall East 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 1HU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW15 1HU geodata
| Easting | 344874 |
| Northing | 1011483 |
| Latitude | 58.986911 |
| Longitude | -2.960873 |
Where is KW15 1HU?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW15 |
Politics
| Ward | Kirkwall East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW15 1HU
| Ferry Terminal (Shore Street) | Kirkwall | 268m |
| Kirkwall Hotel (A960) | Kirkwall | 273m |
| Ayre Hotel (A965) | Kirkwall | 280m |
| Cromwell Road (Shore Street) | Kirkwall | 317m |
| Cromwell Road (Shore Street) | Kirkwall | 329m |
Deprivation
29.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW15 1HU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW15 1HU (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW15 1HU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bridge Street | 14:30 | 14:30 | 278m |
| Mount Drive | 14:20 | 14:20 | 365m |
| The Bridge | 14:30 | 14:30 | 386m |
KW15 1HU ITL and KW15 1HU 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 1HU:
| 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 1HU 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 1HU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126025 | |
| LSOA | S01011826 | East Kirkwall - 04 |
| MSOA | S02002217 | East Kirkwall |
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