KW15 1TR

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 1FP	1.2 km
KW15 1TP	1.3 km
KW15 1SA	1.7 km
KW15 1LZ	1.7 km
KW15 1LQ	1.7 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW15 1TR
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW15
Postcode sector: KW15 1
Latitude: 58.978150
Longitude: -3.014648
British National Grid easting: 341,769
British National Grid northing: 1,010,554

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: S00170666
Lower layer super output area: East Mainland - 05 · S01019100
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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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 97.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 46.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 46.7%
Gigabit-capable: 46.7%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Bloomfield North Road End

BCT · St Ola
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Bloomfield North Road End

BCT · St Ola
0.1 miles
Lesliedale

BCT · Firth
0.7 miles
Lesliedale

BCT · Firth
0.7 miles
Riding School

BCT · St Ola
0.8 miles