KW1 5BU maps, stats, and open data
KW1 5BU is located in the Thurso and Northwest Caithness electoral ward, within the council area of Highland and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. The Community Health Partnership is Highland Health and Social Care Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 2008.
KW1 5BU maps


KW1 5BU geodata
| Easting | 321803 |
| Northing | 959115 |
| Latitude | 58.513139 |
| Longitude | -3.343904 |
Where is KW1 5BU?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW1 |
Politics
| Ward | Thurso And Northwest Caithness |
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| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW1 5BU
| Smiddy (B874) | Gillock | 767m |
| Smiddy (B874) | Gillock | 769m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW1 5BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in KW1 5BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
61.1% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than
KW1 5BU:
Nearest post box to KW1 5BU
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Gillock Post Office | 13:30 | 11:00 | 700m |
| Corsbank, Watten | 13:30 | 11:00 | 1,668m |
KW1 5BU ITL and KW1 5BU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for KW1 5BU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLM6 | Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLM61 | Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| S30000029 | Caithness and Sutherland |
KW1 5BU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for KW1 5BU:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | S00117680 | |
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| LSOA | S01010787 | Caithness North East - 01 |
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| MSOA | S02002029 | Caithness North East |
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