KW15
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kirkwall and St Ola, in Orkney Islands.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an KW15 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In KW15, 16.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How KW15 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KW15?
KW15 had 8,816 usual residents at the census.
KW15 is the 657th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KW15
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kirkwall - 01 | 607 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| East Kirkwall - 02 | 843 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| East Kirkwall - 03 | 485 | No figure | No figure | 0.3% |
| East Kirkwall - 04 | 619 | No figure | No figure | 31.1% |
| East Mainland - 04 | 797 | No figure | No figure | 26.2% |
| East Mainland - 05 | 805 | No figure | No figure | 31.8% |
| East Mainland - 06 | 815 | No figure | No figure | 62.3% |
| West Kirkwall - 01 | 600 | No figure | No figure | 0.9% |
| West Kirkwall - 02 | 589 | No figure | No figure | 40.7% |
| West Kirkwall - 03 | 768 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| West Kirkwall - 04 | 631 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| West Kirkwall - 05 | 544 | No figure | No figure | 1.4% |
| West Kirkwall - 06 | 607 | No figure | No figure | 1.8% |
Your MP
- Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal DemocratMP for Orkney and Shetland
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in KW153
Postcode sectors in KW152
Council1
Postcode districts next to KW152
More in the KW postcode area2
KW15 in brief
KW15 is a postcode district covering Kirkwall and St Ola, in Orkney Islands.
About 8,859 people lived in KW15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KW15 had 8,816 usual residents at the census.
In KW15, 16.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KW15, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
62.2% of residents in KW15 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.