KW15 postcode district: Kirkwall and around, Orkney Islands

KW15 is a postcode district in Scotland, with 364 postcodes in use in 2 sectors. It has postcodes in Kirkwall. Its council is Orkney Islands.

Postcodes in use
364
Sectors
2
Council
Orkney Islands
Places
Kirkwall

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Every postcode in KW15, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in KW15, by gigabit broadband Of the 364 postcodes in KW15 that ONS places, 289 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 28 have some that can, 40 can all get it and 7 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 6 postcodes without gigabit; 6 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Kirkwall. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2 km. A965 KW15 1BQ: no Ofcom figureKW15 1HU: no Ofcom figureKW15 1TH: no Ofcom figureKW15 1DA: gigabit for allKW15 1ED: gigabit for allKW15 1FA: gigabit for allKW15 1FB: gigabit for allKW15 1FE: gigabit for allKW15 1FF: gigabit for allKW15 1FG: gigabit for allKW15 1FS: gigabit for allKW15 1FU: gigabit for allKW15 1GQ: gigabit for allKW15 1HH: gigabit for allKW15 1LF: gigabit for allKW15 1LQ: gigabit for allKW15 1NQ: gigabit for allKW15 1RJ: gigabit for allKW15 1TX: gigabit for allKW15 1UG: gigabit for allKW15 1XW: gigabit for allKW15 1YJ: gigabit for allKW15 1YN: gigabit for allKW15 1YP: gigabit for allKW15 1YR: gigabit for allKW15 1YT: gigabit for allKW15 1YU: gigabit for allKW15 1ZA: gigabit for allKW15 1ZH: gigabit for allKW15 1ZJ: gigabit for allKW15 1ZR: gigabit for allKW15 1FL: some gigabitKW15 1GS: some gigabitKW15 1RP: some gigabitKW15 1RS: some gigabitKW15 1RZ: some gigabitKW15 1SA: some gigabitKW15 1SB: some gigabitKW15 1SD: some gigabitKW15 1SE: some gigabitKW15 1SF: some gigabitKW15 1SG: some gigabitKW15 1SS: some gigabitKW15 1SU: some gigabitKW15 1SX: some gigabitKW15 1SY: some gigabitKW15 1TP: some gigabitKW15 1TR: some gigabitKW15 1TS: some gigabitKW15 1TT: some gigabitKW15 1TU: some gigabitKW15 1UF: some gigabitKW15 1UJ: some gigabitKW15 1XZ: some gigabitKW15 1ZL: some gigabitKW15 1ZN: some gigabitKW15 1TW: some gigabitKW15 1XJ: some gigabitKW15 1AA: no gigabitKW15 1AE: no gigabitKW15 1AG: no gigabitKW15 1AH: no gigabitKW15 1AL: no gigabitKW15 1AN: no gigabitKW15 1AQ: no gigabitKW15 1AR: no gigabitKW15 1AT: no gigabitKW15 1AU: no gigabitKW15 1AW: no gigabitKW15 1AY: no gigabitKW15 1AZ: no gigabitKW15 1BA: no gigabitKW15 1BB: no gigabitKW15 1BD: no gigabitKW15 1BF: no gigabitKW15 1BG: no gigabitKW15 1BH: no gigabitKW15 1BJ: no gigabitKW15 1BN: no gigabitKW15 1BS: no gigabitKW15 1BU: no gigabitKW15 1BW: no gigabitKW15 1BX: no gigabitKW15 1BY: no gigabitKW15 1BZ: no gigabitKW15 1DB: no gigabitKW15 1DE: no gigabitKW15 1DF: no gigabitKW15 1DG: no gigabitKW15 1DH: no gigabitKW15 1DL: no gigabitKW15 1DN: no gigabitKW15 1DQ: no gigabitKW15 1DR: no gigabitKW15 1DU: no gigabitKW15 1EB: no gigabitKW15 1EE: no gigabitKW15 1EF: no gigabitKW15 1EG: no gigabitKW15 1EJ: no gigabitKW15 1EN: no gigabitKW15 1EP: no gigabitKW15 1ER: no gigabitKW15 1ES: no gigabitKW15 1ET: no gigabitKW15 1EU: no gigabitKW15 1EX: no gigabitKW15 1EY: no gigabitKW15 1FJ: no gigabitKW15 1FN: no gigabitKW15 1FP: no gigabitKW15 1FQ: no gigabitKW15 1FR: no gigabitKW15 1FT: no gigabitKW15 1FW: no gigabitKW15 1FX: no gigabitKW15 1GA: no gigabitKW15 1GD: no gigabitKW15 1GE: no gigabitKW15 1GF: no gigabitKW15 1GG: no gigabitKW15 1GJ: no gigabitKW15 1GL: no gigabitKW15 1GN: no gigabitKW15 1GP: no gigabitKW15 1GR: no gigabitKW15 1GT: no gigabitKW15 1GZ: no gigabitKW15 1HA: no gigabitKW15 1HF: no gigabitKW15 1HL: no gigabitKW15 1HN: no gigabitKW15 1HP: no gigabitKW15 1HT: no gigabitKW15 1HX: no gigabitKW15 1JD: no gigabitKW15 1JG: no gigabitKW15 1JH: no gigabitKW15 1JJ: no gigabitKW15 1JL: no gigabitKW15 1JN: no gigabitKW15 1JP: no gigabitKW15 1JR: no gigabitKW15 1JS: no gigabitKW15 1JT: no gigabitKW15 1JX: no gigabitKW15 1LB: no gigabitKW15 1LG: no gigabitKW15 1LH: no gigabitKW15 1LJ: no gigabitKW15 1LL: no gigabitKW15 1LN: no gigabitKW15 1LP: no gigabitKW15 1LR: no gigabitKW15 1LS: no gigabitKW15 1LX: no gigabitKW15 1LY: no gigabitKW15 1NA: no gigabitKW15 1NB: no gigabitKW15 1ND: no gigabitKW15 1NE: no gigabitKW15 1NF: no gigabitKW15 1NH: no gigabitKW15 1NJ: no gigabitKW15 1NL: no gigabitKW15 1NR: no gigabitKW15 1NS: no gigabitKW15 1NT: no gigabitKW15 1NU: no gigabitKW15 1NX: no gigabitKW15 1NY: no gigabitKW15 1NZ: no gigabitKW15 1PF: no gigabitKW15 1PG: no gigabitKW15 1PH: no gigabitKW15 1PJ: no gigabitKW15 1PN: no gigabitKW15 1PP: no gigabitKW15 1PQ: no gigabitKW15 1PR: no gigabitKW15 1PS: no gigabitKW15 1PT: no gigabitKW15 1PU: no gigabitKW15 1PY: no gigabitKW15 1PZ: no gigabitKW15 1QA: no gigabitKW15 1QB: no gigabitKW15 1QE: no gigabitKW15 1QG: no gigabitKW15 1QJ: no gigabitKW15 1QL: no gigabitKW15 1QN: no gigabitKW15 1QU: no gigabitKW15 1QW: no gigabitKW15 1QX: no gigabitKW15 1QZ: no gigabitKW15 1RA: no gigabitKW15 1RB: no gigabitKW15 1RD: no gigabitKW15 1RF: no gigabitKW15 1RG: no gigabitKW15 1RH: no gigabitKW15 1RL: no gigabitKW15 1RN: no gigabitKW15 1RR: no gigabitKW15 1RT: no gigabitKW15 1RU: no gigabitKW15 1RW: no gigabitKW15 1RX: no gigabitKW15 1RY: no gigabitKW15 1SH: no gigabitKW15 1SJ: no gigabitKW15 1SL: no gigabitKW15 1SP: no gigabitKW15 1SQ: no gigabitKW15 1SR: no gigabitKW15 1ST: no gigabitKW15 1SW: no gigabitKW15 1SZ: no gigabitKW15 1TA: no gigabitKW15 1TB: no gigabitKW15 1TD: no gigabitKW15 1TE: no gigabitKW15 1TJ: no gigabitKW15 1TL: no gigabitKW15 1TN: no gigabitKW15 1TY: no gigabitKW15 1TZ: no gigabitKW15 1UA: no gigabitKW15 1UB: no gigabitKW15 1UD: no gigabitKW15 1UE: no gigabitKW15 1UH: no gigabitKW15 1UL: no gigabitKW15 1UN: no gigabitKW15 1UP: no gigabitKW15 1UQ: no gigabitKW15 1UT: no gigabitKW15 1UU: no gigabitKW15 1UW: no gigabitKW15 1UX: no gigabitKW15 1UZ: no gigabitKW15 1WA: no gigabitKW15 1WG: no gigabitKW15 1WT: no gigabitKW15 1WU: no gigabitKW15 1WW: no gigabitKW15 1WY: no gigabitKW15 1XA: no gigabitKW15 1XD: no gigabitKW15 1XE: no gigabitKW15 1XH: no gigabitKW15 1XL: no gigabitKW15 1XP: no gigabitKW15 1XQ: no gigabitKW15 1XR: no gigabitKW15 1XS: no gigabitKW15 1XU: no gigabitKW15 1XX: no gigabitKW15 1ZP: no gigabitKW15 1ZT: no gigabit Kirkwall 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to KW15 1GL, the one nearest the middle of them6 postcodes without gigabit6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to KW15 1RB, the one nearest the middle of them6 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in KW15, by gigabit broadband Of the 364 postcodes in KW15 that ONS places, 289 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 28 have some that can, 40 can all get it and 7 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 6 postcodes without gigabit; 6 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Kirkwall. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2.5 km. Kirkwall 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to KW15 1GL, the one nearest the middle of them6 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 289
  • Some can get gigabit: 28
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 40
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 7
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 364 postcodes in KW15 that ONS places, 289 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 28 have some that can, 40 can all get it and 7 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 58.9801, longitude -2.9600. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Postcodes without gigabit

289 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

KW15 1AAKW15 1ABKW15 1AEKW15 1AFKW15 1AGKW15 1AHKW15 1ALKW15 1ANKW15 1APKW15 1AQKW15 1ARKW15 1AS

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. KW15 1GL, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. KW15 1RB, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What broadband can you get in KW15?

Ofcom reports on 357 of the 364 postcodes in KW15. At 40 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 9 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit40 of 357
Postcodes where every home can get superfast322 of 357
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband9 of 357

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcodes in KW15

Pick a sector, then a postcode. A sector is the district plus the next digit.

KW15 1361 postcodesKW15 93 postcodes
UK postcode format explained

Places in KW15

Towns and villages with postcodes in KW15, and how many each has here.

Kirkwall postcodes,321

Who covers KW15

How many of the district's postcodes in use fall under each council, constituency and police force area.

Councils

What council am I in?

Constituencies

  • Orkney and Shetland364

Police force areas

  • Scotland364

Next to KW15

KW14 postcode district KW16 postcode district All KW districts Kirkwall postcodes

"Next to" is by number: the districts before and after KW15 in the KW area.

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