Kirkwall
Kirkwall is covered by postcode district KW15. It is in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Kirkwall, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 9
- In use before 2020: 312
Of the 321 postcodes in Kirkwall that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 312 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; 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
The 5 newest postcodes
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.
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
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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
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).
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 checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Kirkwall?
- Council
- Orkney Islands
- 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?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Kirkwall
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Orkney Islands about council tax Council tax, on orkney.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Kirkwall postcodes
321 postcodes in use in Kirkwall, by district:
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.
Questions about Kirkwall
- What is the postcode for Kirkwall?
- Kirkwall is covered by postcode district KW15, across 321 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Kirkwall in?
- Kirkwall is in the Orkney Islands council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Kirkwall?
- Kirkwall is in the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- 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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- 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 Postcode Directory.
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