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Coordinates & Location for KW15 1FA
Postcode
KW15 1FA
Coordinates
58.9862, -2.9405
Grid reference
HY460113
Easting
346,043
Northing
1,011,392
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CCVX3P5+FQ
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 9 — Least Deprived 10%5616
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5616 places this postcode in Decile 9 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Orkney Islands
Local Authority
Council AreaOrkney and Shetland S14000051
Constituency
S14000051Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kirkwall East
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
East Mainland - 04 S01019099
S01019099MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Mainland S02003536
S02003536LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Mainland - 04 S01011816
S01011816MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Mainland S02002215
S02002215Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
6:02 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:02 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2017
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> PresentMarch 2017 — Introduced
Postcode KW15 1FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019099 and MSOA S02003536 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW15 1FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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