KW12 6YT maps, stats, and open data
KW12 6YT 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 October 2002.
KW12 6YT maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW12 6YT geodata
| Easting | 313312 |
| Northing | 959193 |
| Latitude | 58.512231 |
| Longitude | -3.489621 |
Where is KW12 6YT?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW12 |
Politics
| Ward | Thurso And Northwest Caithness |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW12 6YT
| Sinclair Square (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 243m |
| Sinclair Square (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 262m |
| Mace Shop (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 330m |
| Mace Shop (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 348m |
| Braal Terrace (Bridge Street) | Halkirk | 519m |
Nearest railway stations to KW12 6YT
| Georgemas Junction Station | 2.2km |
| Scotscalder Station | 4.9km |
Deprivation
32.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW12 6YT:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW12 6YT (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW12 6YT
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Halkirk Post Office | 16:15 | 14:30 | 406m |
| Achies | 14:00 | 14:00 | 4,353m |
KW12 6YT ITL and KW12 6YT 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 KW12 6YT:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM6 | Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM61 | Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000029 | Caithness and Sutherland |
KW12 6YT 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 KW12 6YT:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00119607 | |
| LSOA | S01010795 | Caithness North West - 04 |
| MSOA | S02002030 | Caithness North West |
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