Kirkwall

Kirkwall is covered by postcode district KW15. It is in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 32 of 315 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 3 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes MP Mr Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat, Orkney and Shetland

Every postcode in Kirkwall, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Kirkwall, by gigabit broadband Of the 321 postcodes in Kirkwall that ONS places, 276 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 7 have some that can, 32 can all get it and 6 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 6 postcodes without gigabit; 6 postcodes without gigabit. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Kirkwall. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A965A964A963 KW15 1BQ: no Ofcom figureKW15 1HU: no Ofcom figureKW15 1ED: gigabit for allKW15 1FA: gigabit for allKW15 1FB: gigabit for allKW15 1FD: gigabit for allKW15 1FE: gigabit for allKW15 1FF: gigabit for allKW15 1FG: gigabit for allKW15 1FH: gigabit for allKW15 1FS: gigabit for allKW15 1FU: gigabit for allKW15 1GQ: gigabit for allKW15 1HH: gigabit for allKW15 1NQ: gigabit for allKW15 1RJ: gigabit for allKW15 1UG: gigabit for allKW15 1WB: gigabit for allKW15 1WD: gigabit for allKW15 1XW: gigabit for allKW15 1YJ: gigabit for allKW15 1YN: gigabit for allKW15 1YP: gigabit for allKW15 1YR: gigabit for allKW15 1YS: gigabit for allKW15 1YT: gigabit for allKW15 1YU: gigabit for allKW15 1YW: gigabit for allKW15 1YZ: gigabit for allKW15 1ZG: gigabit for allKW15 1ZH: gigabit for allKW15 1ZJ: gigabit for allKW15 1ZR: gigabit for allKW15 1ZS: gigabit for allKW15 1FL: some gigabitKW15 1GS: some gigabitKW15 1JE: some gigabitKW15 1RP: some gigabitKW15 1XJ: some gigabitKW15 1ZN: some gigabitKW15 1AA: no gigabitKW15 1AB: no gigabitKW15 1AE: no gigabitKW15 1AF: no gigabitKW15 1AG: no gigabitKW15 1AH: no gigabitKW15 1AL: no gigabitKW15 1AN: no gigabitKW15 1AP: no gigabitKW15 1AQ: no gigabitKW15 1AR: no gigabitKW15 1AS: no gigabitKW15 1AT: no gigabitKW15 1AU: no gigabitKW15 1AW: no gigabitKW15 1AX: no gigabitKW15 1AY: no gigabitKW15 1AZ: no gigabitKW15 1BA: no gigabitKW15 1BB: no gigabitKW15 1BD: no gigabitKW15 1BE: no gigabitKW15 1BF: no gigabitKW15 1BG: no gigabitKW15 1BH: no gigabitKW15 1BJ: no gigabitKW15 1BL: no gigabitKW15 1BN: no gigabitKW15 1BP: no gigabitKW15 1BS: no gigabitKW15 1BT: 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 1DJ: no gigabitKW15 1DL: no gigabitKW15 1DN: no gigabitKW15 1DQ: no gigabitKW15 1DR: no gigabitKW15 1DS: no gigabitKW15 1DT: no gigabitKW15 1DU: no gigabitKW15 1DX: no gigabitKW15 1DY: no gigabitKW15 1DZ: no gigabitKW15 1EA: no gigabitKW15 1EB: no gigabitKW15 1EE: no gigabitKW15 1EF: no gigabitKW15 1EG: no gigabitKW15 1EH: no gigabitKW15 1EJ: no gigabitKW15 1EL: no gigabitKW15 1EN: no gigabitKW15 1EP: no gigabitKW15 1EQ: no gigabitKW15 1ER: no gigabitKW15 1ES: no gigabitKW15 1ET: no gigabitKW15 1EU: no gigabitKW15 1EW: no gigabitKW15 1EX: no gigabitKW15 1EY: no gigabitKW15 1EZ: no gigabitKW15 1FJ: no gigabitKW15 1FN: no gigabitKW15 1FQ: no gigabitKW15 1FR: no gigabitKW15 1FT: no gigabitKW15 1FW: no gigabitKW15 1FX: no gigabitKW15 1FY: no gigabitKW15 1GA: no gigabitKW15 1GD: no gigabitKW15 1GE: no gigabitKW15 1GF: no gigabitKW15 1GG: no gigabitKW15 1GH: no gigabitKW15 1GJ: no gigabitKW15 1GL: no gigabitKW15 1GN: no gigabitKW15 1GP: no gigabitKW15 1GR: no gigabitKW15 1GT: no gigabitKW15 1GU: no gigabitKW15 1GW: no gigabitKW15 1GY: no gigabitKW15 1GZ: no gigabitKW15 1HA: no gigabitKW15 1HD: no gigabitKW15 1HF: no gigabitKW15 1HG: no gigabitKW15 1HL: no gigabitKW15 1HN: no gigabitKW15 1HP: no gigabitKW15 1HQ: no gigabitKW15 1HR: no gigabitKW15 1HT: no gigabitKW15 1HW: no gigabitKW15 1HX: no gigabitKW15 1HY: no gigabitKW15 1HZ: no gigabitKW15 1JA: no gigabitKW15 1JB: no gigabitKW15 1JD: no gigabitKW15 1JF: no gigabitKW15 1JG: no gigabitKW15 1JH: no gigabitKW15 1JJ: no gigabitKW15 1JL: no gigabitKW15 1JN: no gigabitKW15 1JP: no gigabitKW15 1JQ: no gigabitKW15 1JR: no gigabitKW15 1JS: no gigabitKW15 1JT: no gigabitKW15 1JU: no gigabitKW15 1JW: no gigabitKW15 1JX: no gigabitKW15 1JY: no gigabitKW15 1JZ: no gigabitKW15 1LA: no gigabitKW15 1LB: no gigabitKW15 1LD: no gigabitKW15 1LE: 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 1LT: no gigabitKW15 1LW: no gigabitKW15 1LX: no gigabitKW15 1LY: no gigabitKW15 1NA: no gigabitKW15 1NB: no gigabitKW15 1ND: no gigabitKW15 1NE: no gigabitKW15 1NF: no gigabitKW15 1NG: no gigabitKW15 1NH: no gigabitKW15 1NJ: no gigabitKW15 1NL: no gigabitKW15 1NN: no gigabitKW15 1NP: no gigabitKW15 1NR: no gigabitKW15 1NS: no gigabitKW15 1NT: no gigabitKW15 1NU: no gigabitKW15 1NW: no gigabitKW15 1NX: no gigabitKW15 1NY: no gigabitKW15 1NZ: no gigabitKW15 1PA: no gigabitKW15 1PB: no gigabitKW15 1PD: no gigabitKW15 1PE: no gigabitKW15 1PF: no gigabitKW15 1PG: no gigabitKW15 1PH: no gigabitKW15 1PJ: no gigabitKW15 1PL: no gigabitKW15 1PN: no gigabitKW15 1PP: no gigabitKW15 1PQ: no gigabitKW15 1PR: no gigabitKW15 1PS: no gigabitKW15 1PT: no gigabitKW15 1PU: no gigabitKW15 1PW: no gigabitKW15 1PX: no gigabitKW15 1PY: no gigabitKW15 1PZ: no gigabitKW15 1QA: no gigabitKW15 1QB: no gigabitKW15 1QD: no gigabitKW15 1QE: no gigabitKW15 1QF: no gigabitKW15 1QG: no gigabitKW15 1QH: no gigabitKW15 1QJ: no gigabitKW15 1QL: no gigabitKW15 1QN: no gigabitKW15 1QP: no gigabitKW15 1QQ: no gigabitKW15 1QR: no gigabitKW15 1QS: no gigabitKW15 1QW: no gigabitKW15 1QX: no gigabitKW15 1QY: no gigabitKW15 1QZ: no gigabitKW15 1RA: no gigabitKW15 1RB: no gigabitKW15 1RD: no gigabitKW15 1RE: 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 1SL: no gigabitKW15 1SN: no gigabitKW15 1SP: no gigabitKW15 1SQ: no gigabitKW15 1SW: no gigabitKW15 1SZ: no gigabitKW15 1TD: no gigabitKW15 1TF: no gigabitKW15 1TG: no gigabitKW15 1TJ: no gigabitKW15 1TL: no gigabitKW15 1TN: no gigabitKW15 1TQ: no gigabitKW15 1UA: no gigabitKW15 1UD: no gigabitKW15 1UH: no gigabitKW15 1UL: no gigabitKW15 1UN: no gigabitKW15 1UP: no gigabitKW15 1UQ: no gigabitKW15 1UR: no gigabitKW15 1US: no gigabitKW15 1UT: no gigabitKW15 1UU: no gigabitKW15 1UW: no gigabitKW15 1UX: no gigabitKW15 1UY: no gigabitKW15 1UZ: no gigabitKW15 1WA: no gigabitKW15 1WT: no gigabitKW15 1WU: no gigabitKW15 1WW: no gigabitKW15 1WX: no gigabitKW15 1WY: no gigabitKW15 1WZ: no gigabitKW15 1XA: no gigabitKW15 1XB: no gigabitKW15 1XD: no gigabitKW15 1XE: no gigabitKW15 1XF: no gigabitKW15 1XG: no gigabitKW15 1XH: no gigabitKW15 1XL: no gigabitKW15 1XN: no gigabitKW15 1XP: no gigabitKW15 1XQ: no gigabitKW15 1XR: no gigabitKW15 1XS: no gigabitKW15 1XT: no gigabitKW15 1XU: no gigabitKW15 1XX: no gigabitKW15 1XY: no gigabitKW15 1YF: 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 Kirkwall, by gigabit broadband Of the 321 postcodes in Kirkwall that ONS places, 276 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 7 have some that can, 32 can all get it and 6 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 6 postcodes without gigabit; 6 postcodes without gigabit. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Kirkwall. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A964 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: 276
  • Some can get gigabit: 7
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 32
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 6
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 321 postcodes in Kirkwall that ONS places, 276 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 7 have some that can, 32 can all get it and 6 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 58.9804, longitude -2.9575. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. 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.

Postcodes without gigabit

276 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

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

KW15 1ZL

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 is it like to live in Kirkwall?

At 32 of the 315 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Kirkwall?

9 of the 321 postcodes now in use in Kirkwall came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

KW15 1AWsince August 2025KW15 1GFsince May 2023KW15 9BRsince May 2022KW15 1EDsince December 2021KW15 1YJsince December 2021KW15 1YZsince December 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Kirkwall?

Ofcom reports on 315 of the 321 postcodes in Kirkwall. At 32 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 7 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit32 of 315
Postcodes where every home can get superfast303 of 315
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband7 of 315

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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Kirkwall?

The open schools at the postcodes in Kirkwall. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Choosing a school, on Parentzone Scotland

Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

Who runs Kirkwall?

Parliamentary constituency
Orkney and Shetland
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

All 321 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Kirkwall

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Kirkwall postcodes

321 postcodes in use in Kirkwall, by district:

KW15 postcode district,321 postcodes

That district is in the KW postcode area.

Check a Kirkwall postcode

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Places near Kirkwall

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Stromness19.6 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Kirkwall

What is the postcode for Kirkwall?
Postcode district KW15, with 321 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Kirkwall in?
Orkney Islands. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Kirkwall?
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat), for Orkney and Shetland. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Kirkwall?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Papdale Primary School and Glaitness School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Kirkwall Grammar School. Source: Scottish Government.
What broadband can you get in Kirkwall?
Ofcom reports on 315 of the 321 postcodes in Kirkwall. At 32 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 7 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Kirkwall?
9 of the 321 postcodes now in use in Kirkwall came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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