Street guide • KW15 1AN • Orkney

Great Western Road, Orkney

Great Western Road is a street in Orkney with postcode coverage including KW15 1AN.

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Primary postcode

KW15 1AN

Mapped length

Not available

Council

Orkney Islands Council

Region or nation

Not available

Known addresses

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About Great Western Road

Location, postcode coverage and key details for this street and its surroundings

Great Western Road is a residential street . It lies within the county of Orkney.

This road lies at an average height of 2.9 metres above sea level, with elevations ranging from 2.1 m to 3.5 m across 20 sampled points. Elevation data is sourced from OS Terrain 50, which has a horizontal resolution of 50 metres.

The road is approximately 444.32 metres long and has 24 properties at the time of writing.

Great Western Road is a street in Orkney.

The page currently lists postcode coverage including KW15 1AN.

Great Western Road is connected to Pickaquoy Road (A963), Burnmouth Road, West Tankerness Lane, West Castle Street, and Sommerville Square.

At a glance

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Street map

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Postcodes on Great Western Road

2 known postcodes linked with this street

KW15 1AN

KW15 1QS

Location details

Coordinates, grid references and mapping links for Great Western Road

Street	Great Western Road, Orkney
Latitude	58.982709
Longitude	-2.963273
OS Easting (X)	344637
OS Northing (Y)	1010972
OS grid reference	HY446110

Nearby schools

Schools near Great Western Road where location data is available

Glaitness School

Distance: 0.25 miles

Glaitness School, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RP

Scotland

Papdale Primary School

Distance: 0.47 miles

Papdale Primary School, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PJ

Scotland

Kirkwall Grammar School

Distance: 0.67 miles

Kirkwall Grammar School, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QN

Scotland

Nearby supermarkets

Food shopping options near Great Western Road where nearby store data is available

Supermarket

Tesco

Distance: 0.21 miles

Recorded street crime

Monthly incident counts for the area around Great Western Road where available

Monthly street crime counts for Great Western Road
Month	Recorded incidents
July 2025	0
August 2025	0
September 2025	0
October 2025	0
November 2025	0
December 2025	0
January 2026	0
February 2026	0
March 2026	0
April 2026	0
May 2026	0
June 2026	0

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