The postcode KW1 4LS is located in Highland It was introduced in January 1980 and terminated in May 2015.KW1 4LS is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
KW1 4LS 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 4LS as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Hampered aspiration.
The closest road name to KW1 4LS is Shore Lane which is centered 65 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Market Place and is 108 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 536 m away.
Policing for KW1 4LS 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 4LS and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 4LS, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 4LS
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | May 2015 |
| User Type | Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to KW1 4LS - Data from Apr 2022
| Market Place | 108 m | |
| Louisburgh Street | 110 m | |
| The Shore | 144 m | |
| Medical Centre | 145 m | |
| Medical Centre | 161 m | |
| Camps Car Park | 48 m | |
| High Street | 265 m | |
| Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 313 m | |
| Wick Rail Station | 536 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 4LS - Data from Dec 2021
| Blackrock | 572 m | |
| The Sisters | 760 m | |
| Black Rocks | 984 m | |
| Wick Bay | 1.28 km | |
| Round Rock | 1.63 km | |
| Broad Haven | 1.83 km | |
| Fas Skerry | 2.09 km | |
| The Shoals | 2.16 km | |
| Old Man of Wick | 2.19 km | |
| Hill of Stemster | 2.37 km | |
| Newtonhill Community Woodland | 2.39 km | |
| Newton Hill | 2.45 km | |
| Brig o' Stack | 2.46 km | |
| Tails of Elsay | 2.48 km | |
| Jupe | 2.55 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.44274900 |
| Longitude | -3.08887800 |
| OS Easting | 336533 |
| OS Northing | 0951009 |
| 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 |