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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.4 km straight lineabout 80 min
Kinbrace Rail Station
Rail
- 13.0 km straight lineabout 162 min
Forsinard Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 15.2 km straight lineabout 190 min
Kildonan Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KW11 6UE
Registers of Scotland · Sutherland North and West - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£208,579
Median price: £191,000
2023 sales · 14 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KW11 6UE
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People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3491
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 11
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 4023
- Employment
- 4006
- Health
- 4950
- Education
- 4652
- Access
- 148
- Crime
- 6215
- Housing
- 3621
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KW11 6UE
Thurso
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KW11 6UE
Coordinates
58.2713, -4.0475
Grid reference
NC800332
Easting
280,000
Northing
933,235
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CCQ7XC3+G2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Thurso
ITL Region
Highland
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council AreaCaithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross S14000069
Constituency
S14000069Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
North, West and Central Sutherland
Constituency code
S14000069
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland
Health & NHS
Highland
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sutherland North and West - 02 S01017987
S01017987MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sutherland North and West S02003336
S02003336LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sutherland North and West - 02 S01010811
S01010811MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sutherland North and West S02002033
S02002033Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
7:18 AM
Sunrise
4:41 PM
Sunset
9 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:18 AM
Sunset (today)
4:41 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 23 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KW11 6UE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3491 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01017987 and MSOA S02003336 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW11 6UE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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