Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 7 — Least Deprived 10%
4336
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4336 places this postcode in Decile 7 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Orkney Islands
Local Authority
Council Area
Orkney and Shetland S14000051
Constituency
S14000051
Scotland
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 Scotland
Scotland
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 - 03 S01019104
S01019104
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Kirkwall S02003537
S02003537
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Kirkwall - 02 S01011819
S01011819
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Kirkwall S02002216
S02002216
Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 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 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
3:41 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:41 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 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 1EQ 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 4336 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019104 and MSOA S02003537 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW15 1EQ 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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