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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min
Helmsdale Rail Station
Rail
- 13.4 km straight lineabout 167 min
Kildonan Rail Station
Rail
- 13.6 km straight lineabout 170 min
Brora Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 123 m straight lineabout 2 min
Portgower Inn Road
Bus · at · north-east
- 129 m straight lineabout 2 min
Braehead Terrace
Bus · at · south-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KW8 6HL
Registers of Scotland · Sutherland East - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£128,418
Median price: £118,000
2023 sales · 14 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KW8 6HL
not available in Scotland gov.scot
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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2216
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 7
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2452
- Employment
- 2501
- Health
- 3097
- Education
- 3024
- Access
- 242
- Crime
- 5400
- Housing
- 4241
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KW8 6HL
Golspie and Brora
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KW8 6HL
Coordinates
58.0982, -3.6875
Grid reference
ND006133
Easting
300,630
Northing
913,380
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CCR38X7+72
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Golspie and Brora
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
East Sutherland and Edderton
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 East - 06 S01017947
S01017947MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sutherland East S02003328
S02003328LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sutherland East - 06 S01010771
S01010771MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sutherland East S02002025
S02002025Remote 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
7:14 AM
Sunrise
4:42 PM
Sunset
9 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:14 AM
Sunset (today)
4:42 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 28 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 KW8 6HL 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 2216 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01017947 and MSOA S02003328 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KW8 6HL 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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