The postcode KW1 5LR is located in Highland It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. KW1 5LR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
KW1 5LR 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 5LR as Rural residents > Farming communities > Established farming communities.
The closest road name to KW1 5LR is Langley Lane which is centered 47 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Kenneth Street and is 383 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 390 m away.
Policing for KW1 5LR 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 5LR and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 5LR, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 5LR
| 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 5LR - Data from Apr 2022
| Kenneth Street | 383 m | |
| Co-Op | 408 m | |
| Co-Op | 417 m | |
| High School | 442 m | |
| Station | 466 m | |
| Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 612 m | |
| High Street | 668 m | |
| Camps Car Park | 960 m | |
| Wick Rail Station | 390 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 5LR - Data from Dec 2021
| Hill of Stemster | 1.46 km | |
| Blackrock | 1.48 km | |
| Newtonhill Community Woodland | 1.64 km | |
| The Sisters | 1.66 km | |
| Black Rocks | 1.89 km | |
| Newton Hill | 1.9 km | |
| Wick Bay | 2.08 km | |
| Old Man of Wick | 2.43 km | |
| The Shoals | 2.46 km | |
| Round Rock | 2.56 km | |
| Brig o' Stack | 2.66 km | |
| Broad Haven | 2.75 km | |
| Dhu Loch | 2.89 km | |
| Fas Skerry | 3.01 km | |
| Tails of Elsay | 3.37 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.44153200 |
| Longitude | -3.10448700 |
| OS Easting | 335620 |
| OS Northing | 0950890 |
| 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: Rural residents Group: Farming communities Subgroup: Established farming communities |
| 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 | 1A2 |