KW14 8UW maps, stats, and open data
KW14 8UW 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 1980.
KW14 8UW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW14 8UW geodata
| Easting | 319702 |
| Northing | 967964 |
| Latitude | 58.592206 |
| Longitude | -3.383082 |
Where is KW14 8UW?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW14 |
Politics
| Ward | Thurso And Northwest Caithness |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW14 8UW
| Post Office (Main Street) | Castletown | 156m |
| Drill Hall (Main Street) | Castletown | 417m |
| Drill Hall (Main Street) | Castletown | 430m |
| Primary School (Olrig House Road) | Castletown | 469m |
| Rose Cottage (Main Street) | Castletown | 831m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW14 8UW (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 speed in KW14 8UW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 30.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 46.71Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in KW14 8UW (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% |
KW14 8UW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in KW14 8UW by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 90,256 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,641 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,718 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KW14 8UW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in KW14 8UW.
- 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
76% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW14 8UW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW14 8UW (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW14 8UW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Claredon | 13:00 | 13:00 | 4,198m |
KW14 8UW ITL and KW14 8UW 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 KW14 8UW:
| 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 |
KW14 8UW 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 KW14 8UW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00119035 | |
| LSOA | S01010792 | Caithness North West - 01 |
| MSOA | S02002030 | Caithness North West |
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