KW15 1DW

Kirkwall East · Orkney Islands · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW15 1DG	36 m
KW15 1PB	53 m
KW15 1DN	64 m
KW15 1TQ	65 m
KW15 1DS	68 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW15 1DW
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 May 1993
Terminated: 1 December 2008
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW15
Postcode sector: KW15 1
Latitude: 58.980766
Longitude: -2.961317
British National Grid easting: 344,839
British National Grid northing: 1,010,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Orkney Islands · S12000023
Electoral ward: Kirkwall East · S13003151
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Orkney and Shetland · S14000051
Output area: S00170691
Lower layer super output area: West Kirkwall - 06 · S01019107
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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