KW3 6BU maps, stats, and open data
KW3 6BU is located in the Wick and East 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 September 1994.
KW3 6BU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW3 6BU geodata
| Easting | 323246 |
| Northing | 935394 |
| Latitude | 58.300409 |
| Longitude | -3.311206 |
Where is KW3 6BU?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW3 |
Politics
| Ward | Wick And East Caithness |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW3 6BU
| Swiney Houses (A99) | Swiney | 87m |
| Swiney Houses (A99) | Swiney | 99m |
| Road End (A99) | Burrigill | 753m |
| Road End (A99) | Burrigill | 794m |
| Road End (A99) | Forse | 1,366m |
Deprivation
81.8% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW3 6BU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW3 6BU (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW3 6BU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Forse | 12:00 | 12:00 | 1,058m |
| Lybster Post Office | 16:30 | 12:00 | 1,542m |
| Portland Arms, Lybster | 12:00 | 12:00 | 1,727m |
KW3 6BU ITL and KW3 6BU 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 KW3 6BU:
| 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 |
KW3 6BU 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 KW3 6BU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00117698 | |
| LSOA | S01010774 | Caithness South - 03 |
| MSOA | S02002026 | Caithness South |
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