The postcode KW1 4AR is located in Highland It was introduced in September 1990 and is an active postcode. KW1 4AR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
KW1 4AR is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of KW1 4AR as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Hampered aspiration.
The closest road name to KW1 4AR is Market Street which is centered 65 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Market Place and is 75 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 502 m away.
Policing for KW1 4AR is covered by the Scotland police force association and Highland Health and Social Care Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to KW1 4AR and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 4AR, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 4AR
| Introduction | September 1990 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to KW1 4AR - Data from Apr 2022
| Market Place | 75 m | |
| Medical Centre | 125 m | |
| Louisburgh Street | 126 m | |
| Medical Centre | 142 m | |
| The Shore | 176 m | |
| Camps Car Park | 83 m | |
| High Street | 237 m | |
| Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 283 m | |
| Wick Rail Station | 502 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 4AR - Data from Dec 2021
| Blackrock | 601 m | |
| The Sisters | 788 m | |
| Black Rocks | 1.01 km | |
| Wick Bay | 1.3 km | |
| Round Rock | 1.67 km | |
| Broad Haven | 1.87 km | |
| Fas Skerry | 2.12 km | |
| The Shoals | 2.15 km | |
| Old Man of Wick | 2.18 km | |
| Hill of Stemster | 2.33 km | |
| Newtonhill Community Woodland | 2.36 km | |
| Newton Hill | 2.41 km | |
| Brig o' Stack | 2.45 km | |
| Tails of Elsay | 2.52 km | |
| Jupe | 2.58 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.44257700 |
| Longitude | -3.08941000 |
| OS Easting | 336502 |
| OS Northing | 0950992 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Scotland |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| Electoral Ward | Wick and East Caithness |
| Local Authority District | Highland |
| European Electoral Region | Scotland |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Highlands and Islands |
| International Territorial Level Code | S30000029 |
| Travel To Work Area | Wick |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
Highland |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers Group: Challenged diversity Subgroup: Hampered aspiration |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001805 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wick North |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wick North - 01 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 7A2 |