KW15 1QW maps, stats, and open data
KW15 1QW 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 1QW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW15 1QW geodata
| Easting | 345075 |
| Northing | 1010685 |
| Latitude | 58.979764 |
| Longitude | -2.957183 |
Where is KW15 1QW?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW15 |
Politics
| Ward | Kirkwall East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Orkney And Shetland |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW15 1QW
| St Magnus Centre (Palace Road) | Kirkwall | 163m |
| Earl Thorfinn Street (Clay Loan) | Kirkwall | 192m |
| Earl Thorfinn Street (Clay Loan) | Kirkwall | 206m |
| Meadowbank (The Meadows) | Kirkwall | 389m |
| West Tankerness Lane (Great Western Road) | Kirkwall | 448m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW15 1QW (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 1QW (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
64.4% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW15 1QW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW15 1QW (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW15 1QW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Dundas Crescent | 14:10 | 14:10 | 164m |
| Laverock Road | 14:00 | 14:00 | 245m |
| Victoria Street | 14:30 | 14:30 | 263m |
KW15 1QW ITL and KW15 1QW 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 1QW:
| 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 1QW 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 1QW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00126028 | |
| LSOA | S01011822 | West Kirkwall - 05 |
| MSOA | S02002216 | West Kirkwall |
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