KW5 6DS maps, stats, and open data
KW5 6DS 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 January 1980.
KW5 6DS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW5 6DS geodata
| Easting | 318803 |
| Northing | 932892 |
| Latitude | 58.277144 |
| Longitude | -3.386105 |
Where is KW5 6DS?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW5 |
Politics
| Ward | Wick And East Caithness |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW5 6DS
| Bus Shelter (A9) | Latheronwheel | 101m |
| Bus Shelter (A9) | Latheronwheel | 117m |
| Whalebone Gate (A9) | Latheronwheel | 431m |
| Post Office (A99) | Latheron | 1,321m |
| Post Office (A99) | Latheron | 1,333m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW5 6DS (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 KW5 6DS (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% |
KW5 6DS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in KW5 6DS by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 19,686 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 7 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,812 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,972 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KW5 6DS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in KW5 6DS.
- 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
69.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW5 6DS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW5 6DS (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW5 6DS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Latheronwheel | 12:00 | 12:00 | 151m |
| Inver, Dunbeath | 12:00 | 12:00 | 3,711m |
| Forse | 12:00 | 12:00 | 4,042m |
KW5 6DS ITL and KW5 6DS 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 KW5 6DS:
| 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 |
KW5 6DS 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 KW5 6DS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00117703 | |
| LSOA | S01010772 | Caithness South - 01 |
| MSOA | S02002026 | Caithness South |
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