The postcode KW1 5BN is located in Highland It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. KW1 5BN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
KW1 5BN is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 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 5BN as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Transitional Eastern European neighbourhood.
The closest road name to KW1 5BN is Kennedy Terrace which is centered 141 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Cairndhuna Terrace and is 106 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 1.18 km away.
Residents reported an average download speed of 23.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 2.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for KW1 5BN 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 5BN and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 5BN, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 5BN
Introduction | January 1980 |
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 5BN - Data from Apr 2022
Cairndhuna Terrace | 106 m | |
Cairndhuna Terrace | 108 m | |
Old Wick Road | 203 m | |
Abbert Street | 246 m | |
Council Yard | 249 m | |
Camps Car Park | 1.2 km | |
Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 1.21 km | |
High Street | 1.23 km | |
Wick Rail Station | 1.18 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 5BN - Data from Dec 2021
Old Man of Wick | 1.06 km | |
The Shoals | 1.07 km | |
Wick Bay | 1.19 km | |
Blackrock | 1.22 km | |
The Sisters | 1.28 km | |
Brig o' Stack | 1.32 km | |
Black Rocks | 1.45 km | |
Newton Hill | 1.7 km | |
Newtonhill Community Woodland | 1.98 km | |
Round Rock | 2.12 km | |
Broad Haven | 2.3 km | |
Dunbar's Stack | 2.33 km | |
Hill of Stemster | 2.39 km | |
Girston | 2.46 km | |
South Stack | 2.51 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for KW1 5BN - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 21.9 Mbps | 23.3 Mbps | 76.11 Mbps |
Upload | 1.2 Mbps | 2.3 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 100% | 0% | 20.5 | 1.4 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 0% | 61 | 15 |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for KW1 5BN - Data from 2020
Country | Scotland |
Latitude | 58.43224400 |
Longitude | -3.08836500 |
OS Easting | 336544 |
OS Northing | 0949839 |
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: Transitional Eastern European neighbourhood |
Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town |
Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
Workplace Zone | S34001797 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wick South |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wick South - 04 |
Output Area / Small Area | 7A1 |