The postcode KW3 6AY is located in Highland It was introduced in September 1994 and is an active postcode. KW3 6AY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
KW3 6AY is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.8 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 6AY as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Ageing rural flat tenants.
The closest road name to KW3 6AY is A99 which is centered 19.95 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Watten Road End and is 77 m away.
100% of residents have broadband access of 5-10 Mbps.
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 KW3 6AY 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 6AY and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KW3 6AY, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KW3 6AY
| Introduction | September 1994 |
| 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 6AY - Data from Apr 2022
| Watten Road End | 77 m | |
| Watten Road End | 87 m | |
| Parkside Junction | 787 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KW3 6AY - Data from Dec 2021
| Black Hill | 654 m | |
| Skerry Cruinn | 816 m | |
| Creek Belly | 846 m | |
| Creag Sgadanach | 861 m | |
| Gotten Chalman | 912 m | |
| East Skerry | 1.02 km | |
| The Stacks | 1.13 km | |
| Clyth Harbour | 1.61 km | |
| Creag Loingeis | 1.67 km | |
| The Skerries | 1.71 km | |
| Minister's Rock | 1.78 km | |
| Skerry Neavain | 1.84 km | |
| Black Skerry | 2.09 km | |
| Skerry Mòr | 2.18 km | |
| Scarf Skerry | 2.26 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for KW3 6AY - Data from Ofcom 2017
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
| 5-10 Mbps | 100% | 0% |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 0% |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 0% |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% |
Energy usage data for KW3 6AY - Data from 2020
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 58.30687500 |
| Longitude | -3.25669900 |
| OS Easting | 326454 |
| OS Northing | 0936053 |
| 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: Ageing rural flat tenants |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Very Remote Rural |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001797 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Caithness South |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Caithness South - 02 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 1B3 |