The postcode KW1 5AA is located in Highland It was introduced in January 1980 and terminated in July 2000.KW1 5AA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
KW1 5AA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.2 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 5AA as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.
The closest road name to KW1 5AA is Bankhead which is centered 63 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Station and is 80 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 152 m away.
Policing for KW1 5AA 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 5AA and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 5AA, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 5AA
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | July 2000 |
| 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 5AA - Data from Apr 2022
| Station | 80 m | |
| Caithness General Hospital | 87 m | |
| Station | 121 m | |
| Co-Op | 130 m | |
| Co-Op | 136 m | |
| Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 236 m | |
| High Street | 289 m | |
| Camps Car Park | 508 m | |
| Wick Rail Station | 152 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 5AA - Data from Dec 2021
| Blackrock | 982 m | |
| The Sisters | 1.16 km | |
| Black Rocks | 1.39 km | |
| Wick Bay | 1.56 km | |
| Hill of Stemster | 1.92 km | |
| Newtonhill Community Woodland | 1.94 km | |
| Newton Hill | 2.03 km | |
| Round Rock | 2.07 km | |
| Old Man of Wick | 2.1 km | |
| The Shoals | 2.1 km | |
| Broad Haven | 2.27 km | |
| Brig o' Stack | 2.36 km | |
| Fas Skerry | 2.53 km | |
| Tails of Elsay | 2.94 km | |
| Jupe | 3.01 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.44074100 |
| Longitude | -3.09578800 |
| OS Easting | 336126 |
| OS Northing | 0950792 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean, except by visual inspection of Landline maps (Scotland only) |
| 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: Urbanites Group: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: White professionals |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001682 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wick South |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wick South - 06 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 5A1 |