KW1 Postcode


KW1 is the Postcode District for Wick in Caithness

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The postcode district is located in the KW Kirkwall postal area , KW1 has a population of 11,067 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census.

The area of the district is 183.88 square miles (476.25 square kilometers or 117,682.81 acres).

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Map of the KW1 postcode
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Where is the KW1 District?

To give you an idea where the district is located we have created the following table showing nearby towns.

Nearest Towns to KW1

Town Distance (miles) Direction
Thurso 12.87 NW
Stromness 32.91 N
Kirkwall 35.46 NNE
Dornoch 51.18 SW
Lossiemouth 53.05 S
Burghead 55.30 S
Tain 55.69 SSW
Findochty 55.99 SSE
Buckie 57.02 S
Cullen 57.18 SSE
Elgin 58.08 S
Portsoy 59.10 SSE
Forres 62.37 SSW
Banff 62.58 SSE
Macduff 62.69 SSE
Cromarty 63.19 SSW
Invergordon 65.19 SSW
Keith 66.22 S
Alness 66.38 SW

The post town for this district is WICK.

Postcode Information for District KW1 (Total Geographical Postcodes: 360)

Location Post Town Sector Number of
Postcodes
WICK WICK KW1 5 139
WICK WICK KW1 4 113
Watten WICK KW1 5 26
Thrumster WICK KW1 5 9
Keiss WICK KW1 4 9
Reiss WICK KW1 4 7
Papigoe WICK KW1 4 6
Bower WICK KW1 4 6
Lyth WICK KW1 4 5
Staxigoe WICK KW1 4 5
Ackergill WICK KW1 4 5
Canisbay WICK KW1 4 5
John O' Groats WICK KW1 4 4
Gillock WICK KW1 5 4
Haster WICK KW1 5 3
Wick Airport WICK KW1 4 2
Auckengill WICK KW1 4 2
Spittal WICK KW1 5 2
Bilbster WICK KW1 5 2
Huna WICK KW1 4 1
Bilbster WICK KW1 4 1
Milton WICK KW1 5 1
Freswick WICK KW1 4 1
Whitechapel WICK KW1 4 1
Kirk WICK KW1 4 1

The primary settlement in the KW1 postcode district is Wick, located in Caithness, in the county of Caithness in Scotland. Other significant settlements in this postcode district include Ackergill, Auckengill, Bilbster, Bower, Canisbay, Freswick, Huna, John O' Groats, Keiss, Kirk, Lyth, Papigoe, Reiss, Staxigoe, and Whitechapel. The most significant postal town in this district is Wick.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the Highland area with a total of 356 postal codes.

The largest settlement in the KW1 postal code is WICK followed by Watten, and Keiss.

The postcode area has a boundary with The Moray Firth and The North Atlantic Ocean.

The KW1 Postcode shares a border with KW12 (HALKIRK, Altnabreac, Westerdale), KW2 (Ulbster), KW14 (THURSO, Castletown, Scrabster) and KW3 (LYBSTER, Occumster, Midclyth).

Postcode Sectors

Postcode Sectors in the KW1 District

map showing postcode sectors within the KW1 district
KW1 4KW1 5
Where the KW1 postcode district lies within the wider  postcode area
Where the KW1 postcode district lies within the wider postcode area
Map Showing Location of the KW1 postcode Sector
Where is the Postal District?
A word cloud for the KW1 postcode
A word cloud showing place names in the postal district
Map of the district

Stations in the Sector

Wick
CRS Code: WCK

Operator: SR

Line: Far North Line

Company: ScotRail

Accessable Motorway Junctions

No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.

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Postcode Sectors

Neighbouring Postcode Districts

Royal Mail Delivery and Sorting Offices
Postal Sector Delivery Office
KW1 4Wick Delivery Office
KW1 4Watten Scale Payment Delivery Office
KW1 5Wick Delivery Office
KW1 5Watten Scale Payment Delivery Office
Postcode Format
KW1 - X X X
KW1 Space Numeric Letter Letter

Street List for the KW1 District

Current Monthly Rental Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price

Current House Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price
£25,000 £1,800,000 £195,133
1 £52,000 £52,000 £52,000
2 £65,000 £370,000 £133,563
3 £59,999 £305,000 £162,357
4 £75,000 £375,000 £223,462
5 £95,000 £300,000 £227,714
6 £240,000 £295,000 £266,000
7 £240,000 £240,000 £240,000

Estate Agents

LogoNameBrand NameAddressContact Number
Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties ThursoThursoYvonne Fitzgerald Properties7 Swanson Street, Thurso, KW14 8AP01847 630401
Munro & Noble InvernessInvernessMunro & Noble20 Inglis Street Inverness IV1 1HN01463 217786
K Allan Properties Ltd KirkwallKirkwallK Allan Properties LtdWatergate House Watergate, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1PD01856 876377
Strutt & Parker InvernessInvernessStrutt & ParkerPerth Suite Castle House Fairways Business Park Inverness IV2 6AA01463 217916
Auction House Scotland PaisleyPaisleyAuction House ScotlandAuction House Scotland Office 2 Craigs Business Centre Macdowall Street Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 2NB0141 673 7275