KW15 1LR maps, stats, and open data
KW15 1LR 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 June 1999.
KW15 1LR maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW15 1LR geodata
| Easting | 344136 |
| Northing | 1011000 |
| Latitude | 58.982471 |
| Longitude | -2.973594 |
Where is KW15 1LR?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW15 |
Politics
| Ward | Kirkwall West And Orphir |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW15 1LR
| Pickaquoy Leisure Centre (Pickaquoy Road) | Kirkwall | 172m |
| Pickaquoy Leisure Centre (Pickaquoy Road) | Kirkwall | 181m |
| Glaitness School (Pickaquoy Road) | Kirkwall | 212m |
| Glaitness School (Pickaquoy Road) | Kirkwall | 225m |
| Peerie Sea Loan (Pickaquoy Road) | Kirkwall | 333m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW15 1LR (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 1LR (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
73.7% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW15 1LR:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW15 1LR (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW15 1LR
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Queen Sonja Kloss | 14:00 | 14:00 | 329m |
| Safeway | 14:00 | 14:00 | 424m |
| Halston Industrial Estate | 14:00 | 14:00 | 604m |
KW15 1LR ITL and KW15 1LR 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 1LR:
| 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 1LR 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 1LR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126019 | |
| LSOA | S01011821 | West Kirkwall - 04 |
| MSOA | S02002216 | West Kirkwall |
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