Housing in KW15 1UP
What the homes in KW15 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Kirkwall
- Council
- Orkney Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 944 (2024)
KW15 1UPOrkney Islands
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (56.4%). Flats make up 4.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
77.9% of households in the KW15 1UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.9% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership1%0.9%
- Private rented9%12.9%
- Social rented7.1%22.5%
- Lives rent free4.2%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.7% 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 (23.1%). 12.8% 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 1UP (West Kirkwall) (about 944 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.