The postcode KW1 5EB is located in Highland It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. KW1 5EB is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
KW1 5EB 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 5EB as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Challenged transitionaries.
The closest road name to KW1 5EB is River Street which is centered 11 m away.
The nearest bus stop is River Street and is 20 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 315 m away.
Policing for KW1 5EB 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 5EB and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 5EB, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 5EB
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| 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 5EB - Data from Apr 2022
| River Street | 20 m | |
| River Street | 27 m | |
| Caithness General Hospital | 103 m | |
| Town Hall | 121 m | |
| Town Hall | 171 m | |
| Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 244 m | |
| High Street | 263 m | |
| Camps Car Park | 370 m | |
| Wick Rail Station | 315 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 5EB - Data from Dec 2021
| Blackrock | 806 m | |
| The Sisters | 981 m | |
| Black Rocks | 1.22 km | |
| Wick Bay | 1.39 km | |
| Round Rock | 1.9 km | |
| The Shoals | 2.02 km | |
| Old Man of Wick | 2.03 km | |
| Newtonhill Community Woodland | 2.08 km | |
| Broad Haven | 2.1 km | |
| Hill of Stemster | 2.1 km | |
| Newton Hill | 2.13 km | |
| Brig o' Stack | 2.29 km | |
| Fas Skerry | 2.36 km | |
| Tails of Elsay | 2.79 km | |
| Jupe | 2.86 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.44065400 |
| Longitude | -3.09270800 |
| OS Easting | 336306 |
| OS Northing | 0950781 |
| 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: White communities Subgroup: Challenged transitionaries |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001706 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wick South |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wick South - 06 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 7C1 |