Map of the KW postcode area

Use the interactive map to explore the area boundary and neighbouring postcode areas.

Overview

This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the KW postcode area, also known as the Kirkwall postal area.

The KW postcode area covers Kirkwall and northern parts of Scotland.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: IV - Inverness. It also borders The North Atlantic Ocean and The Moray Firth.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Caithness (49.83%), Orkney (38.56%), Sutherland (11.61%).

Quick facts

KW area statistics
Width east to west	72.63 mi
Height north to south	99.98 mi
Area	829.14 mi²
Maximum width	117.24 mi
Perimeter	799.31 mi
Postcode districts	16
Postcode sectors	22
Post towns	15
Postcodes	1,844
Population	53,203

The KW postcode area has a population of 53,203 and covers 4,462,585 hectares. Roughly 0.08% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

WICK

KW1 Caithness

LYBSTER

KW2 Caithness KW3 Caithness

LATHERON

KW5 Caithness

DUNBEATH

KW6 Caithness

BERRIEDALE

KW7 Caithness

HELMSDALE

KW8 Sutherland

BRORA

KW9 Sutherland

GOLSPIE

KW10 Sutherland

KINBRACE

KW11 Sutherland

HALKIRK

KW12 Caithness

FORSINARD

KW13 Sutherland

THURSO

KW14 Caithness (93%), Sutherland (6%)

KIRKWALL

KW15 Orkney

STROMNESS

KW16 Orkney

ORKNEY

KW17 Orkney

Where is the KW postcode area?

Location map for the KW postcode area — Location map of the postcode area.

Word cloud for the KW postcode area — Word cloud of place names within the area.

How built up is the postcode area?

This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is KW11 and the most urban is KW15.

Postcode district	Total area (m²)	Footprint area (m²)	Built percentage
KW11	595,426,411	36,746	0.01%
KW13	351,730,321	26,383	0.01%
KW7	206,391,190	25,193	0.01%
KW8	258,835,429	99,672	0.04%
KW6	146,474,847	70,584	0.05%
KW12	419,306,085	320,910	0.08%
KW5	63,360,231	63,038	0.10%
KW9	159,861,210	210,557	0.13%
KW3	73,816,667	148,298	0.20%
KW2	8,525,861	18,205	0.21%
KW14	662,587,395	1,484,798	0.22%
KW16	278,694,142	667,003	0.24%
KW10	57,750,621	148,553	0.26%
KW1	476,245,869	1,342,747	0.28%
KW17	636,287,579	2,056,825	0.32%
KW15	57,697,059	911,359	1.58%
Total	4,452,990,917	7,630,871	0.17%

Map of the KW postcode area — Boundary map showing KW in relation to neighbouring areas.

Map of post towns in the KW postal area — Post towns within the KW postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares	4,462,585
Square miles	17,230.13
Square feet	480,348,186,815.00
Square kilometres	44,625.85

Postal delivery offices

Balfour Scale Payment Delivery Office
Bettyhill Scale Payment Delivery Office
Brora Scale Payment Delivery Office
Delivery Office Unby Scale Payment Delivery Office
Dunbeath Scale Payment Delivery Office
Eday Scale Payment Delivery Office
Egilsay Scale Payment Delivery Office
Evie Scale Payment Delivery Office
Finstown Scale Payment Delivery Office
Flotta Scale Payment Delivery Office
Golspie Scale Payment Delivery Office
Graemsay Scale Payment Delivery Office
Halkirk Scale Payment Delivery Office
Helmsdale Scale Payment Delivery Office
Hoy Scale Payment Delivery Office
Kirkwall Delivery Office
Longhope Scale Payment Delivery Office
Lybster Scale Payment Delivery Office
Lyness Scale Payment Delivery Office
Melvich Scale Payment Delivery Office
North Ronaldsay Scale Payment Delivery Office
Papa Westray Scale Payment Delivery Office
Rousay Scale Payment Delivery Office
Sanday Scale Payment Delivery Office
Skerray Scale Payment Delivery Office
St. Margarets Hope Scale Payment Delivery Office
Stromness Delivery Office
Stronsay Scale Payment Delivery Office
Thurso Delivery Office
Watten Scale Payment Delivery Office
Westray Scale Payment Delivery Office
Wick Delivery Office
Wyre Scale Payment Delivery Office

Area profile

This page combines geography, settlements, delivery information and postcode coverage in a more scannable layout.

Nearby postcode areas

Neighbouring context