(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
2:59 AM
Sunrise
9:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
2:59 AM
Sunset (today)
9:24 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KW15 1DX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. IMD Scotland: Rank 2679 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019107 and MSOA S02003537 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW15 1DX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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