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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To give you an idea where the district is located we have created the following table showing nearby towns.
Town | Distance (miles) | Direction |
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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.
Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of Postcodes |
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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).
Operator: SR
Line: Far North Line
Company: ScotRail
No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.
Postal Sector | Delivery Office |
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KW1 4 | Wick Delivery Office |
KW1 4 | Watten Scale Payment Delivery Office |
KW1 5 | Wick Delivery Office |
KW1 5 | Watten Scale Payment Delivery Office |
K | W | 1 | - | X | X | X |
K | W | 1 | Space | Numeric | Letter | Letter |
# Bedrooms | Min Price | Max Price | Avg Price |
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# Bedrooms | Min Price | Max Price | Avg Price |
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£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 |
Logo | Name | Brand Name | Address | Contact Number |
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Thurso | Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties | 7 Swanson Street, Thurso, KW14 8AP | 01847 630401 | |
Inverness | Munro & Noble | 20 Inglis Street Inverness IV1 1HN | 01463 217786 | |
Kirkwall | K Allan Properties Ltd | Watergate House Watergate, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1PD | 01856 876377 | |
Inverness | Strutt & Parker | Perth Suite Castle House Fairways Business Park Inverness IV2 6AA | 01463 217916 | |
Paisley | Auction House Scotland | Auction House Scotland Office 2 Craigs Business Centre Macdowall Street Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 2NB | 0141 673 7275 |