KW15 1BQ

Kirkwall West and Orphir · Orkney Islands · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Local authority: Orkney Islands
Constituency: Orkney and Shetland
Postcode district: KW15
Postcode sector: KW15 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW15 1BL	70 m
KW15 1BJ	116 m
KW15 1BW	126 m
KW15 1EF	172 m
KW15 1NZ	181 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW15 1BQ
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 October 1994
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW15
Postcode sector: KW15 1
Latitude: 58.974621
Longitude: -2.962867
British National Grid easting: 344,740
British National Grid northing: 1,010,117

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Orkney Islands · S12000023
Electoral ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir · S13003152
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Orkney and Shetland · S14000051
Output area: S00170715
Lower layer super output area: West Kirkwall - 04 · S01019105
Middle layer super output area: West Kirkwall · S02003537

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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