Most deprived 30–40%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2679
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2679 places this postcode in Decile 4 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 121 m straight lineabout 2 min
West Tankerness Lane
Bus · N-bound · north
- 182 m straight lineabout 2 min
Supermarkets
Bus · at · north-west
- 230 m straight lineabout 3 min
Tesco
Bus · at · north-west
- 256 m straight lineabout 3 min
Post Office
Bus · opp · north
- 295 m straight lineabout 4 min
St Magnus centre
Bus · nr · south-east
Coordinates & Location for KW15 1QS
Orkney Islands
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KW15 1QS
Coordinates
58.9818, -2.9636
Grid reference
HY447109
Easting
344,708
Northing
1,010,922
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CCVX2JP+PG
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
(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
7:45 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 24 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KW15 1QS 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 1QS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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