The postcode district is located in the KW Kirkwall postal area , KW12 has a population of 1,666 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census.
The area of the district is 161.89 square miles (419.31 square kilometers or 103,612.70 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 | 13.26 | NNE |
Wick | 18.60 | E |
Dornoch | 39.71 | SSW |
Stromness | 39.87 | NNE |
Tain | 44.50 | SSW |
Kirkwall | 45.87 | NNE |
Lossiemouth | 48.87 | SSE |
Burghead | 49.09 | S |
Cromarty | 52.79 | SSW |
Elgin | 53.47 | SSE |
Invergordon | 54.00 | SSW |
Alness | 54.77 | SSW |
Forres | 55.21 | S |
Findochty | 55.40 | SSE |
Buckie | 55.74 | SSE |
Cullen | 57.28 | SSE |
Nairn | 57.83 | S |
Portsoy | 60.21 | SE |
Fortrose | 60.42 | SSW |
Rothes | 62.64 | SSE |
The post town for this district is HALKIRK.
Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of Postcodes |
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HALKIRK | HALKIRK | KW12 6 | 44 |
Scotscalder | HALKIRK | KW12 6 | 2 |
Altnabreac | HALKIRK | KW12 6 | 2 |
Westerdale | HALKIRK | KW12 6 | 1 |
The primary settlement in the KW12 postcode district is Halkirk, located in the county of Caithness in Scotland. Other significant settlements in this district include Altnabreac, Scotscalder, and Westerdale. Halkirk is also the main post town in this district.
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 48 postal codes.
The largest settlement in the KW12 postal code is HALKIRK followed by Altnabreac, and Westerdale.
The KW12 Postcode shares a border with KW1 (WICK, Watten, Keiss), KW13 (FORSINARD), KW6 (DUNBEATH, Braemore, Knockally), KW7 (BERRIEDALE) and KW14 (THURSO, Castletown, Scrabster).
Operator: SR
Line: Far North Line
Company: ScotRail
Operator: SR
Line: Far North Line
Company: ScotRail
Operator: SR
Line: Far North Line
Company: ScotRail
No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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15:00 to 18:00 | Light rain shower (day) | 5.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 53.00% | WSW 29 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Light rain shower (night) | 4.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 52.00% | W 27 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Light rain shower (night) | 3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 51.00% | W 25 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Light rain shower (night) | 3.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 51.00% | W 27 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Light rain shower (night) | 3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 57.00% | W 27 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Heavy rain | 3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 88.00% | WNW 29 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Heavy rain | 4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 87.00% | WNW 25 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Heavy rain shower (day) | 5.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) | 63.00% | NW 25 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Light rain shower (day) | 5.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) | 45.00% | NW 25 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Cloudy | 4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 20.00% | NNW 22 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Cloudy | 4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 11.00% | NW 18 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Cloudy | 3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 12.00% | NW 16 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Cloudy | 3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 13.00% | NW 13 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Cloudy | 2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 7.00% | WNW 9 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Cloudy | 2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) | 7.00% | W 7 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Cloudy | 3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) | 7.00% | SW 7 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Cloudy | 3.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) | 19.00% | S 7 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Light rain | 4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) | 49.00% | S 11 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Light rain | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 48.00% | SW 13 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Overcast | 9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 16.00% | WSW 13 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Overcast | 9.0°C (feels like 5.0°C) | 16.00% | W 13 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Cloudy | 9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 14.00% | WSW 11 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Overcast | 9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 15.00% | SW 13 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Overcast | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 14.00% | SW 16 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Overcast | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 12.00% | WSW 16 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Overcast | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 10.00% | SW 18 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Overcast | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 8.00% | SW 18 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Overcast | 11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 10.00% | SW 18 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Overcast | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 10.00% | SW 18 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Cloudy | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 9.00% | SW 16 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Cloudy | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 7.00% | SW 16 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Cloudy | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 8.00% | SW 16 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Overcast | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 11.00% | SW 13 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Cloudy | 9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 10.00% | SW 13 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Cloudy | 8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 12.00% | SW 11 mph |
Postal Sector | Delivery Office |
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KW12 6 | Halkirk Scale Payment Delivery Office |
K | W | 1 | 2 | - | X | X | X |
K | W | 1 | 2 | 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 | £45,000 | £36,667 | |
2 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
3 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
4 | £200,000 | £300,000 | £250,000 |
Logo | Name | Brand Name | Address | Contact Number |
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Thurso | Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties | 7 Swanson Street, Thurso, KW14 8AP | 01847 630401 |