KW15 1XL
PostcodeA postcode in West Kirkwall - 02, Kirkwall East ward, Orkney Islands.
This report describes the area around KW15 1XL, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around KW15 1XL
- No street-level crime hereScotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.Map point
- No station within 15 kmRail, Tube, tram and metro stationsExact point
- No schools within 800 mNearest is 840 m awayExact point
- Flood zones not mapped hereScotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later.Outline
- Scotland’s least deprived 30%This neighbourhood, East Mainland - 03Neighbourhood
- £214,106 average priceFor the whole of Orkney Islands, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.5 km awayExact point
- No gigabit broadband at KW15 1XLSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 630% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 2.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near KW15 1XL
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall Grammar School Secondary | 840 m 11 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Papdale Primary School Primary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Glaitness School Primary | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The neighbourhood: West Kirkwall - 02
Everything about West Kirkwall - 02The postcode district: KW15
Everything about KW15Your 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.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood zonesOutline
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 20202020Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.