KW15 1GE Postcode | Location, Map & Details - Sipuha
Sipuha logosipuha
Scotland
Country
Orkney Islands
Local Auth.
Decile 7
IMD Scotland
Remote Small Towns
Area type
Orkney Islands
Travel area
1997 → Present
Active period
Scotland
Country
Orkney Islands
Local Auth.
Decile 7
IMD Scotland
Remote Small Towns
Area type
Orkney Islands
Travel area
1997 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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Scotland
Country
🏙️
Orkney Islands
Local Authority
🗺️
Kirkwall West and Orphir
Ward
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Orkney Islands
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeKW15 1GE
🌐Latitude58.9903
🌐Longitude-2.9741
📐OS Easting344,122
📐OS Northing1,011,869
🌍RegionScotland
🏔️National Park(pseudo) Scotland (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaScotland
🤝Local EnterpriseScotland
🌍ITL RegionOrkney Islands

Administrative Information

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Orkney Islands
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Orkney and Shetland S14000051
Constituency
S14000051
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Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardKirkwall West and Orphir
🗳️Constituency codeS14000051
🗳️EU Electoral RegionScotland
🏘️ParishScotland
🌍International Territorial LevelOrkney Islands

Health & NHS

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Orkney
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
🎗️
Scotland
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthorityOrkney
🩺NHS RegionScotland
💊Integrated Care BoardScotland
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgOrkney Community Health Partnership
📍Sub ICB LocationOrkney Community Health Partnership
🎗️Cancer AllianceScotland

Statistical Areas

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LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
East Mainland - 06 S01019101
S01019101
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MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Mainland S02003536
S02003536
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LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Mainland - 05 S01011817
S01011817
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MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Mainland S02002215
S02002215
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Remote 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 Small Town 5
📅2021 ClassificationRemote Small Towns 4

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 7 — Least Deprived 10%
4836
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 4836 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.

Sun & Time Information

6:02 AM6:33 PM
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6:02 AM
Sunrise
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6:33 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)6:02 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:33 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
June 1997
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~29 years
Active Duration
1997 → Present
June 1997 — Introduced
Postcode KW15 1GE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. IMD Scotland: Rank 4836 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019101 and MSOA S02003536 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW15 1GE is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJune 1997
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~29 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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