The postcode district is located in the KW Kirkwall postal area , KW3 has a population of 1,043 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census.
The area of the district is 28.50 square miles (73.82 square kilometers or 18,240.48 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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Wick | 9.94 | NE |
Thurso | 19.92 | NNW |
Dornoch | 41.88 | SW |
Lossiemouth | 42.56 | S |
Stromness | 43.27 | N |
Burghead | 44.70 | S |
Kirkwall | 46.01 | NNE |
Tain | 46.19 | SW |
Findochty | 46.33 | SSE |
Buckie | 47.15 | SSE |
Elgin | 47.56 | S |
Cullen | 47.77 | SSE |
Portsoy | 50.10 | SSE |
Forres | 51.80 | SSW |
Cromarty | 53.26 | SSW |
Banff | 54.14 | SSE |
Macduff | 54.36 | SSE |
Invergordon | 55.58 | SW |
Rothes | 56.12 | S |
Keith | 56.26 | SSE |
The post town for this district is LYBSTER.
Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of Postcodes |
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LYBSTER | LYBSTER | KW3 6 | 30 |
Occumster | LYBSTER | KW3 6 | 6 |
Midclyth | LYBSTER | KW3 6 | 1 |
The primary settlement in the KW3 postcode district is Lybster, which is located in the county of Caithness in Scotland. The most significant post town in this district is also Lybster. Other significant settlements in this district include Midclyth and Occumster.
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 37 postal codes.
The largest settlement in the KW3 postal code is LYBSTER followed by Occumster, and Midclyth.
The postcode area has a boundary with The Moray Firth.
The KW3 Postcode shares a border with KW1 (WICK, Watten, Keiss), KW2 (Ulbster) and KW5 (LATHERON, Latheronwheel).
No stations found in this postcode district.
No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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09:00 to 12:00 | Heavy snow shower (day) | 1.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) | 82.00% | WNW 13 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Light snow | 1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 64.00% | NW 13 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Light snow | 1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 61.00% | NNW 9 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Cloudy | 0.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) | 12.00% | NNW 9 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Cloudy | 0.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) | 21.00% | NNW 11 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Cloudy | 0.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 17.00% | NNW 9 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Light snow shower (night) | 0.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 36.00% | NNW 7 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Cloudy | -1.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) | 5.00% | NW 9 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Cloudy | -1.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) | 10.00% | NW 7 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Light snow | 0.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 50.00% | WNW 7 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Partly cloudy (day) | -1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 2.00% | WNW 7 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Clear night | -1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 2.00% | W 4 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Clear night | -2.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) | 2.00% | WSW 4 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Partly cloudy (night) | -2.0°C (feels like -6.0°C) | 1.00% | SW 4 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Cloudy | -1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 5.00% | S 7 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Cloudy | 1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 5.00% | SSE 11 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Cloudy | 3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 6.00% | SE 18 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Cloudy | 4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 11.00% | SE 25 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Light rain | 4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 57.00% | SE 29 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Heavy rain | 4.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 89.00% | SE 29 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Heavy rain | 6.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) | 89.00% | ESE 29 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Heavy rain | 6.0°C (feels like 1.0°C) | 88.00% | SE 22 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Heavy rain shower (night) | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 70.00% | SSE 18 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Heavy rain | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 81.00% | S 16 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Light rain shower (day) | 6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C) | 37.00% | SSW 16 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Sunny day | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 7.00% | S 18 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Sunny day | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 7.00% | S 20 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Partly cloudy (night) | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 5.00% | SSW 20 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Partly cloudy (night) | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 7.00% | SSW 18 mph |
Postal Sector | Delivery Office |
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KW3 6 | Lybster Scale Payment Delivery Office |
K | W | 3 | - | X | X | X |
K | W | 3 | 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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£48,000 | £230,000 | £136,000 | |
1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
3 | £140,000 | £220,000 | £173,333 |
5 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
Logo | Name | Brand Name | Address | Contact Number |
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Thurso | Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties | 7 Swanson Street, Thurso, KW14 8AP | 01847 630401 | |
Edinburgh | McEwan Fraser Legal | Claremont House 130 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4LB | 0131 381 4292 | |
Inverness | Munro & Noble | 20 Inglis Street Inverness IV1 1HN | 01463 217786 | |
covering Kirkwall | Purplebricks | Suite 7 First Floor Cranmore Drive Shirley Solihull B90 4RZ | 020 3889 9113 |