The postcode KW1 5JF is located in Highland It was introduced in October 2011 and is an active postcode. KW1 5JF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
KW1 5JF is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.2 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 5JF as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Constrained young families.
The closest road name to KW1 5JF is Battery Road which is centered 22 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Shillinghill and is 15 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 1.48 km away.
Residents reported an average download speed of 52.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.4 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 5JF 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 5JF and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 5JF, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 5JF
| Introduction | October 2011 |
| 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 5JF - Data from Apr 2022
| Shillinghill | 15 m | |
| Thistle Park | 52 m | |
| Shillinghill | 96 m | |
| Caberfeidh Court | 159 m | |
| Caberfeidh Court | 176 m | |
| Camps Car Park | 1.24 km | |
| High Street | 1.41 km | |
| Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 1.41 km | |
| Wick Rail Station | 1.48 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 5JF - Data from Dec 2021
| Wick Bay | 635 m | |
| The Sisters | 955 m | |
| Blackrock | 992 m | |
| The Shoals | 1.01 km | |
| Black Rocks | 1.05 km | |
| Old Man of Wick | 1.1 km | |
| Brig o' Stack | 1.37 km | |
| Round Rock | 1.63 km | |
| Broad Haven | 1.8 km | |
| Fas Skerry | 2.05 km | |
| Newton Hill | 2.28 km | |
| Dunbar's Stack | 2.5 km | |
| Newtonhill Community Woodland | 2.57 km | |
| Girston | 2.63 km | |
| South Stack | 2.68 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for KW1 5JF - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 58.7 Mbps | 52.2 Mbps | 73.58 Mbps |
| Upload | 10.7 Mbps | 12.8 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 | 0% | 100% | 15 | 1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 57.4 | 14.4 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for KW1 5JF - Data from 2020
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.43318700 |
| Longitude | -3.07826200 |
| OS Easting | 337136 |
| OS Northing | 0949936 |
| 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: Constrained young families |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001826 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wick South |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wick South - 02 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 7C2 |