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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 59 m straight lineabout 1 min
West Tankerness Lane
Bus · N-bound · north
- 76 m straight lineabout 1 min
Supermarkets
Bus · at · north-west
- 186 m straight lineabout 2 min
Tesco
Bus · at · north-west
- 311 m straight lineabout 4 min
Travel Centre
Bus · Stand 2
- 312 m straight lineabout 4 min
Travel Centre
Bus · Stand 1
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KW15 1BX
Registers of Scotland · West Kirkwall - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£155,550
Median price: £152,500
2023 sales · 10 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KW15 1BX
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2679
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 8
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2781
- Employment
- 2681
- Health
- 2409
- Education
- 2859
- Access
- 6525
- Crime
- 1084
- Housing
- 399
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KW15 1BX
Orkney Islands
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KW15 1BX
Coordinates
58.9804, -2.9643
Grid reference
HY446107
Easting
344,666
Northing
1,010,762
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CCVX2JP+57
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Orkney Islands
ITL Region
Orkney Islands
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Orkney Islands
Local Authority
Council AreaOrkney and Shetland S14000051
Constituency
S14000051Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kirkwall West and Orphir
Constituency code
S14000051
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Orkney Islands
Health & NHS
Orkney
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Orkney
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Orkney Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Orkney Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Kirkwall - 06 S01019107
S01019107MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Kirkwall S02003537
S02003537LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Kirkwall - 05 S01011822
S01011822MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Kirkwall S02002216
S02002216Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
7:16 AM
Sunrise
4:34 PM
Sunset
9 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
4:34 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentFebruary 2005 — Introduced
Postcode KW15 1BX introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2679 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019107 and MSOA S02003537 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW15 1BX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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