The postcode KW1 5YD is located in Highland It was introduced in June 1998 and terminated in December 1999.KW1 5YD is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
KW1 5YD is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.3 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 5YD as Rural residents > Farming communities > Rural workers and families.
The closest road name to KW1 5YD is Newton Road which is centered 920 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Weir Crescent and is 398 m away. The closest railway station is Wick Rail Station, 1.47 km away.
Policing for KW1 5YD 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 5YD and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW1 5YD, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW1 5YD
| Introduction | June 1998 |
| Termination | December 1999 |
| 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 5YD - Data from Apr 2022
| Weir Crescent | 398 m | |
| Weir Crescent | 416 m | |
| Upper Milton Road End | 570 m | |
| Upper Milton Road End | 577 m | |
| Bus Terminal Taxi Rank | 1.7 km | |
| High Street | 1.76 km | |
| Camps Car Park | 2.05 km | |
| Wick Rail Station | 1.47 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW1 5YD - Data from Dec 2021
| Hill of Stemster | 362 m | |
| Newtonhill Community Woodland | 925 m | |
| Newton Hill | 1.54 km | |
| Dhu Loch | 2.11 km | |
| Blackrock | 2.55 km | |
| The Sisters | 2.72 km | |
| Old Man of Wick | 2.91 km | |
| Black Rocks | 2.96 km | |
| The Shoals | 2.99 km | |
| Wick Bay | 3.05 km | |
| Brig o' Stack | 3.08 km | |
| Loch Hempriggs | 3.52 km | |
| Dunbar's Stack | 3.62 km | |
| Round Rock | 3.63 km | |
| Girston | 3.7 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.43834800 |
| Longitude | -3.12217700 |
| OS Easting | 334581 |
| OS Northing | 0950551 |
| OS Positional Quality | Postcode sector mean, (mainly PO Boxes) |
| 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: Rural workers and families |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Rural |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001682 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Caithness South |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Caithness South - 04 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 1A1 |