KW15 1RQ

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 1FL	72 m
KW15 1GE	130 m
KW15 1GT	175 m
KW15 1GF	220 m
KW15 1GP	270 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW15 1RQ
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 June 2014
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW15
Postcode sector: KW15 1
Latitude: 58.990540
Longitude: -2.971856
British National Grid easting: 344,249
British National Grid northing: 1,011,897

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: S00170662
Lower layer super output area: East Mainland - 06 · S01019101
Middle layer super output area: East Mainland · S02003536

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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Orcadian Office

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Grainbank Road End

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