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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 304 m straight lineabout 4 min
Repeater Road
Bus · at · north-east
- 407 m straight lineabout 5 min
Fairwinds
Bus · opp · north
- 647 m straight lineabout 8 min
Lynn Road
Bus · opp · south-east
- 654 m straight lineabout 8 min
Lynn Road
Bus · at · north-west
- 659 m straight lineabout 8 min
Bellevue Park
Bus · opp · south-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KW15 1QU
Registers of Scotland · East Mainland - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£260,128
Median price: £290,000
2023 sales · 11 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KW15 1QU
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 8 — Least deprived 20–30%4977
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 15
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5905
- Employment
- 5846
- Health
- 5397
- Education
- 4751
- Access
- 359
- Crime
- 5051
- Housing
- 6450
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KW15 1QU
Postcode
KW15 1QU
Coordinates
58.9702, -2.9347
Grid reference
HY463095
Easting
346,352
Northing
1,009,599
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CCVX3C8+34
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 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 - 05 S01019100
S01019100MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Mainland S02003536
S02003536LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Mainland - 03 S01011815
S01011815MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Mainland S02002215
S02002215Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
7:16 AM
Sunrise
4:34 PM
Sunset
9 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
4:34 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentSeptember 2019 — Introduced
Postcode KW15 1QU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01019100 and MSOA S02003536 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW15 1QU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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