The typical home in the KW15 area, Orkney Islands is valued at £206,717 — 24% below the UK average of £271,295. Over the year to 2025, values rose 7.0%, from £193,236 to £206,717. Since 2004, typical values in KW15 have grown by 184%.
East Mainland is the most expensive neighbourhood in KW15, with a typical value of £230,000. KW15 covers 364 full postcodes, with 3,250 recorded sales since 2004. Nearby districts include KW1, KW10, KW11.
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Safer than 43% of Scottish postcode districts · 226 crimes per 10,000 residents (SIMD 2020)
Deprivation & Affluence
ABOVE AVERAGE
SIMD Decile
6.5 / 10
Less Deprived Than
67%
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 · 10 = least deprived · vs all Scottish postcode districts
Broadband & Connectivity
Availability across the district's postcodes · Ofcom Connected Nations
LIMITED
13%Gigabit
Superfast (30Mbps+)98.2%
Gigabit (1Gbps+)12.7%
Property Value Trends
Official small-area statistics
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"Typical price" is the sales-weighted average of the median price in each of this district's
official data zones — the small-area statistics Scotland publishes instead of individual sale records.
Market Summary
Typical Price
£207k
YoY Change
↑ 7.0%
Sales in 2025
127
Postcodes
364
Neighbourhood prices are fairly even across the district, suggesting a consistent local market.
Neighbourhood Prices
East Mainland£230k
West Mainland£215k
West Kirkwall£190k
East Kirkwall£162k
Median sale price by statistical neighbourhood, 2025
Neighbourhoods in KW15
Median sale prices by official statistical neighbourhood, 2025
Registers of Scotland
Neighbourhood
Median Price
Lower Quartile
Sales
West Kirkwall
£190,000
£137,000
58
East Mainland
£230,000
£180,000
50
West Mainland
£215,000
£174,375
48
East Kirkwall
£162,000
£150,000
39
Intermediate zones with under 5 sales are excluded; a neighbourhood can extend beyond the district itself.
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Streets in KW15
Every property with an Energy Performance Certificate, street by street — type, size, age and energy rating.
The typical sale price in the KW15 postcode district (Orkney Islands, Scotland) was £206,717 in 2025, across 127 recorded sales. It is the sales-weighted average of the median price in each of the district's official small statistical areas.
Are house prices in KW15 rising or falling?
In 2025 the typical sale price in KW15 was £206,717, up 7.0% on the previous year's £193,236.
Why doesn't this page list individual sold prices in KW15?
Scotland's individual sale records are held by Registers of Scotland and sold commercially rather than published as open data, so this page uses the official free small-area statistics instead. Any Scottish address's last sold price can be checked free on ScotLIS, Registers of Scotland's own service.
Where is the KW15 postcode district?
KW15 covers part of Orkney Islands, Scotland, with 364 live postcodes. Price statistics come from Registers of Scotland's official small-area house price statistics.
About this data
England & Wales pages on this site are built from individual HM Land Registry sale records.
Scotland publishes those records commercially through Registers of Scotland rather than as open data,
so Scottish pages use the official free small-area statistics instead: median prices and sales volumes
for each small statistical area, aggregated here to the KW15 postcode district. For an individual property's
sale history, use ScotLIS (free).
Council-wide trends: Orkney Islands house prices.
Contains public sector information from Registers of Scotland, the Scottish Government (incl. SIMD 2020) and Ofcom,
licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode geography: National Records of Scotland.
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