Postcode · Orkney Islands
Transport in KW15 1UG
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near KW15 1UG, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- East Mainland
- Council
- Orkney Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,355 (2024)
KW15 1UGOrkney Islands
How well connected KW15 1UG is
15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from KW15 1UG itself. Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10: limited.
Connectivity
2.5/ 10
Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
Bus stops
15
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
The nearest stations
- 010.6 milesKirkwall Shapinsay Ferry TerminalFerry
- 020.7 milesKirkwall Orkney Ferry TerminalFerry
- 031 mileKirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalFerry
Nearest bus stop: Grainbank Road End, 0.2 miles away.
How people get to work
How peopleget to work isn't published in a comparable form for Scotland.
Car ownership
16.6% of households in the KW15 1UG area have no car or van, well below the Scotland average of 26.4%.
KW15 1UGScotland
No car or van16.6%26.4%
143%43.1%
233%23.6%
3 or more8.6%6.9%
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.