Overview
Full Address
ORCADES PRACTICE, PRIMARY CARE DEPARTMENT, THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Patient List Size
Current list size
1,958
As of 1 October 2025
Contact Information
Telephone
01856 888 022Payments
No payment data available
Populations
No population data available for
Practitioners
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Commissioning
Commissioning & Geographic Information
Health Board
Orkney
Code: S08000025
Health & Social Care Partnership
S37000022
GP Cluster
Orkney
Data Zone
S01011817
Practice Type
2C
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
What is SIMD?
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) identifies areas of deprivation across Scotland. It ranks 6,976 data zones from most deprived (rank 1) to least deprived (rank 6,976). Lower ranks indicate higher deprivation. This helps understand the socioeconomic context of the practice location and its patient population.
Overall Deprivation Rank
4,836of 6,976
30.7%
percentile
Ranked 4,836 of 6,976 data zones
Quintile
4
Mid Deprived
Decile
7
Mid-range
Vigintile
14
of 20 groups
Deprivation by Domain
Each domain measures a specific aspect of deprivation. Lower ranks indicate higher deprivation in that area.
Income Deprivation
Rank 4,468
36th percentile
Measures low income & benefits
Employment Deprivation
Rank 5,083
27th percentile
Unemployment & worklessness
Health Deprivation
Rank 5,175
26th percentile
Health conditions & mortality
Education Deprivation
Rank 5,466
22th percentile
School qualifications & skills
Access Deprivation
Rank 1,187
83th percentile
Access to services & facilities
Crime Deprivation
Rank 3,578
49th percentile
Recorded crime & disorder
Housing Deprivation
Rank 5,842
16th percentile
Overcrowding & housing quality
Metadata
Metadata
Data Source
SCOTLAND_API
First Seen
30 November 2025
Last Updated
30 November 2025
Last Active
1 October 2025