Housing in KW15 1ND
What the homes in KW15 1ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- East Kirkwall
- Council
- Orkney Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 491 (2024)
KW15 1NDOrkney Islands
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.2%). Flats make up 15.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
62.6% of households in the KW15 1ND area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 39.2% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
- Private rented15.8%12.9%
- Social rented15.1%22.5%
- Lives rent free3.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 44.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Scotland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW15 1ND (East Kirkwall) (about 491 residents).
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.