KW15 1JR maps, stats, and open data
KW15 1JR 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 June 1999.
KW15 1JR maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW15 1JR geodata
| Easting | 345697 |
| Northing | 1010980 |
| Latitude | 58.982493 |
| Longitude | -2.946437 |
Where is KW15 1JR?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW15 |
Politics
| Ward | Kirkwall East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW15 1JR
| Annfield Crescent (Berstane Road) | Kirkwall | 70m |
| Papdale Hostel (Papdale Road) | Kirkwall | 106m |
| Orkney College (East Road) | Kirkwall | 281m |
| Orkney College (East Road) | Kirkwall | 297m |
| Papdale Place (The Meadows) | Kirkwall | 307m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW15 1JR (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 limitations in KW15 1JR (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% |
Deprivation
35.9% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW15 1JR:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW15 1JR (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW15 1JR
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| The Meadows | 14:20 | 14:20 | 254m |
| Berstane Road | 14:20 | 14:20 | 347m |
| Thoms Street | 14:10 | 14:10 | 458m |
KW15 1JR ITL and KW15 1JR 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 1JR:
| 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 1JR 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 1JR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126062 | |
| LSOA | S01011825 | East Kirkwall - 03 |
| MSOA | S02002217 | East Kirkwall |
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