KW12 Postcode


KW12 is the Postcode District for Halkirk in Caithness

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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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Where is the KW12 District?

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

Nearest Towns to KW12

Town Distance (miles) Direction
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.

Postcode Information for District KW12 (Total Geographical Postcodes: 49)

Location Post Town Sector Number of
Postcodes
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).

Postcode Sectors

Postcode Sectors in the KW12 District

map showing postcode sectors within the KW12 district
KW12 6
Where the KW12 postcode district lies within the wider  postcode area
Where the KW12 postcode district lies within the wider postcode area
Map Showing Location of the KW12 postcode Sector
Where is the Postal District?
A word cloud for the KW12 postcode
A word cloud showing place names in the postal district
Map of the district

Stations in the Sector

Georgemas Junction
CRS Code: GGJ

Operator: SR

Line: Far North Line

Company: ScotRail

Scotscalder
CRS Code: SCT

Operator: SR

Line: Far North Line

Company: ScotRail

Altnabreac
CRS Code: ABC

Operator: SR

Line: Far North Line

Company: ScotRail

Accessable Motorway Junctions

No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.

Weather Forecast for Dalganachan

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
15:00 to 18:00symbol for Light rain shower (day)Light rain shower (day)5.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 53.00%WSW 29 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for Light rain shower (night)Light rain shower (night)4.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 52.00%W 27 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Light rain shower (night)Light rain shower (night)3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 51.00%W 25 mph

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for Light rain shower (night)Light rain shower (night)3.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) 51.00%W 27 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for Light rain shower (night)Light rain shower (night)3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 57.00%W 27 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for Heavy rainHeavy rain3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 88.00%WNW 29 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for Heavy rainHeavy rain4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 87.00%WNW 25 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for Heavy rain shower (day)Heavy rain shower (day)5.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 63.00%NW 25 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for Light rain shower (day)Light rain shower (day)5.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 45.00%NW 25 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for CloudyCloudy4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 20.00%NNW 22 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for CloudyCloudy4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 11.00%NW 18 mph

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for CloudyCloudy3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 12.00%NW 16 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for CloudyCloudy3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 13.00%NW 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for CloudyCloudy2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 7.00%WNW 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for CloudyCloudy2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 7.00%W 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for CloudyCloudy3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) 7.00%SW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for CloudyCloudy3.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 19.00%S 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for Light rainLight rain4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) 49.00%S 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Light rainLight rain7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) 48.00%SW 13 mph

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for OvercastOvercast9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 16.00%WSW 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for OvercastOvercast9.0°C (feels like 5.0°C) 16.00%W 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for CloudyCloudy9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 14.00%WSW 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for OvercastOvercast9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 15.00%SW 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for OvercastOvercast10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 14.00%SW 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for OvercastOvercast11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) 12.00%WSW 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for OvercastOvercast11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) 10.00%SW 18 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for OvercastOvercast11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) 8.00%SW 18 mph

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for OvercastOvercast11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 10.00%SW 18 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for OvercastOvercast10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 10.00%SW 18 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for CloudyCloudy10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 9.00%SW 16 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for CloudyCloudy10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 7.00%SW 16 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for CloudyCloudy10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 8.00%SW 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for OvercastOvercast10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 11.00%SW 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for CloudyCloudy9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 10.00%SW 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for CloudyCloudy8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 12.00%SW 11 mph

Postcode Sectors

Neighbouring Postcode Districts

Royal Mail Delivery and Sorting Offices
Postal Sector Delivery Office
KW12 6Halkirk Scale Payment Delivery Office
Postcode Format
KW12 - X X X
KW12 Space Numeric Letter Letter

Street List for the KW12 District

Current Monthly Rental Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price

Current House Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price
£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

Estate Agents

LogoNameBrand NameAddressContact Number
Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties ThursoThursoYvonne Fitzgerald Properties7 Swanson Street, Thurso, KW14 8AP01847 630401