KW5 6DT maps, stats, and open data
KW5 6DT 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 6DT maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW5 6DT geodata
| Easting | 317978 |
| Northing | 931895 |
| Latitude | 58.268039 |
| Longitude | -3.399813 |
Where is KW5 6DT?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW5 |
Politics
| Ward | Wick And East Caithness |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW5 6DT
| Whalebone Gate (A9) | Latheronwheel | 867m |
| Bus Shelter (A9) | Latheronwheel | 1,307m |
| Bus Shelter (A9) | Latheronwheel | 1,318m |
| Laidhay Croft Museum (A9) | Dunbeath | 1,424m |
| Laidhay Croft Museum (A9) | Dunbeath | 1,429m |
Broadband
Broadband access in KW5 6DT (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 6DT (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 | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
69.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW5 6DT:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW5 6DT (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW5 6DT
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Latheronwheel | 12:00 | 12:00 | 1,312m |
| Inver, Dunbeath | 12:00 | 12:00 | 2,423m |
| Inver Hamlet | 12:00 | 12:00 | 2,801m |
KW5 6DT ITL and KW5 6DT 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 6DT:
| 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 6DT 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 6DT:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00117703 | |
| LSOA | S01010772 | Caithness South - 01 |
| MSOA | S02002026 | Caithness South |
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