KW8 6LQ maps, stats, and open data

KW8 6LQ is located in the East Sutherland and Edderton 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.

KW8 6LQ maps

KW8 6LQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

KW8 6LQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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KW8 6LQ geodata

Easting	302950
Northing	915310
Latitude	58.116082
Longitude	-3.648948

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is KW8 6LQ?

Country	Scotland
Postcode District	KW8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Politics

Ward	East Sutherland And Edderton
Constituency	Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to KW8 6LQ

Petrol Station (Stafford Street)	Helmsdale	91m
Belgrave Hotel (Stafford Street)	Helmsdale	136m
Library (Dunrobin Street)	Helmsdale	166m
Library (Dunrobin Street)	Helmsdale	178m
Helmsdale Square	Helmsdale	317m

Nearest railway stations to KW8 6LQ

Helmsdale Station	0.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for KW8 6LQ

Broadband access in KW8 6LQ (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 KW8 6LQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	49.0Mbps
Average download speed	42.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	60.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in KW8 6LQ (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for KW8 6LQ

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KW8 6LQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in KW8 6LQ by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	106,564
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,675
Median (kWh/meter)	2,598

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KW8 6LQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in KW8 6LQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

70.7% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW8 6LQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW8 6LQ (meters)

Belgrave Arms Hotel

Belgrave Arms Hotel Flat

54m

Bannockburn Inn

Stafford Street

97m

Kildonan & Kinbrace Community Hall

Kildonan Village Hall

97m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to KW8 6LQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale	17:00	12:15	305m
Portgower, Helmsdale	11:15	11:15	2,894m

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Source: Dracos
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KW8 6LQ ITL and KW8 6LQ 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 KW8 6LQ:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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KW8 6LQ 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 KW8 6LQ:

	Code	Name
OA	S00118106
LSOA	S01010771	Sutherland East - 06
MSOA	S02002025	Sutherland East

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence