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KW5 6DR

POSTCODE

A Wick and East Caithness postcode in Highland.

Schools nearby

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Bus stops

  • Bus Shelter

    Bus · at · west

    451 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Bus Shelter

    Bus · opp · east

    472 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Whalebone Gate

    Bus · at · north-east

    674 m straight lineabout 8 min

  • Latheron Hall

    Bus · at · north-east

    1.2 km straight lineabout 16 min

  • Post Office

    Bus · opp · south-west

    1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · KW5 6DR
Registers of Scotland · Caithness South - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£157,463
Median price: £140,000
2023 sales · 12 sales
View district KW5
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Police Recorded Crime near KW5 6DR

not available in Scotland gov.scot

People

Household income (MSOA)

not available in Scotland ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not available in Scotland Scotland's Census

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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%
2298
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
7
Quintile
2
Income
3379
Employment
2080
Health
3563
Education
2924
Access
176
Crime
5818
Housing
4733.5

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Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for KW5 6DR

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Wick and East Caithness
Ward
Wick
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KW5 6DR
Coordinates
58.2733, -3.3800
Grid reference
ND191324
Easting
319,152
Northing
932,454
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9CCR7JF9+8X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Wick
ITL Region
Highland

Administrative Information

Highland
Local Authority
Council Area
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross S14000069
Constituency
S14000069
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wick and East Caithness
Constituency code
S14000069
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland

Health & NHS

Highland
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Caithness South - 01 S01017948
S01017948
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Caithness South S02003329
S02003329
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Caithness South - 01 S01010772
S01010772
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Caithness South S02002026
S02002026
Remote 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

7:32 AM4:21 PM
7:32 AM
Sunrise
4:21 PM
Sunset
8 hours 49 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
4:21 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 49 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KW5 6DR 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 2298 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01017948 and MSOA S02003329 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW5 6DR 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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