KW12 6ZA maps, stats, and open data
KW12 6ZA 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 November 2007.
KW12 6ZA maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW12 6ZA geodata
| Easting | 312656 |
| Northing | 959827 |
| Latitude | 58.517792 |
| Longitude | -3.501119 |
Where is KW12 6ZA?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW12 |
Politics
| Ward | Thurso And Northwest Caithness |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW12 6ZA
| Fairview Court (B874) | Halkirk | 327m |
| Fairview Court (B874) | Halkirk | 343m |
| Braal Terrace (Bridge Street) | Halkirk | 382m |
| Braal Terrace (Bridge Street) | Halkirk | 396m |
| Mace Shop (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 568m |
Nearest railway stations to KW12 6ZA
| Georgemas Junction Station | 2.9km |
| Scotscalder Station | 4.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW12 6ZA (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| 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 KW12 6ZA (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 | 0.0% |
KW12 6ZA gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in KW12 6ZA by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 12,429 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,072 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 1,983 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KW12 6ZA, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in KW12 6ZA.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
32.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW12 6ZA:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW12 6ZA (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW12 6ZA
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Halkirk Post Office | 16:15 | 14:30 | 513m |
| Achies | 14:00 | 14:00 | 5,017m |
KW12 6ZA ITL and KW12 6ZA 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 6ZA:
| 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 6ZA 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 6ZA:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00119602 | |
| LSOA | S01010795 | Caithness North West - 04 |
| MSOA | S02002030 | Caithness North West |
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