The postcode KW3 6AE is located in Highland It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. KW3 6AE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
KW3 6AE is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.4 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 KW3 6AE as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.
The closest road name to KW3 6AE is Grey's Place which is centered 20 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office and is 15 m away.
Residents reported an average download speed of 37.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Policing for KW3 6AE 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 KW3 6AE and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW3 6AE, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW3 6AE
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 KW3 6AE - Data from Apr 2022
Post Office | 15 m | |
Harbour Road End | 267 m | |
Primary School | 417 m | |
Portland Arms Hotel | 682 m | |
Portland Arms Hotel | 706 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW3 6AE - Data from Dec 2021
Creag Loingeis | 698 m | |
Minister's Rock | 736 m | |
The Skerries | 753 m | |
Skerry Neavain | 772 m | |
Lybster Bay | 880 m | |
Creag nan Sgarbh | 960 m | |
The Stack | 1.2 km | |
East Skerry | 1.31 km | |
Swiney Hill | 1.42 km | |
Skerry Cruinn | 1.49 km | |
Creag Sgadanach | 1.5 km | |
Creek Belly | 1.65 km | |
Gotten Chalman | 1.72 km | |
The Tiedrigin | 1.84 km | |
Black Hill | 1.98 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for KW3 6AE - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 39.8 Mbps | 37.5 Mbps | 76.33 Mbps |
Upload | 7.2 Mbps | 7.5 Mbps | 17.66 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 6.7 | 0.7 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 24 | 1 |
30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 49.3 | 10.4 |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Country | Scotland |
Latitude | 58.30201600 |
Longitude | -3.28513100 |
OS Easting | 324778 |
OS Northing | 0935545 |
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: Rural tenants Subgroup: Rural life |
Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Rural |
Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
Workplace Zone | S34001613 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Caithness South |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Caithness South - 03 |
Output Area / Small Area | 1B1 |