KW14 8SR
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Castletown, Highland
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.5942 / 58°35'39"N
Longitude: -3.432 / 3°25'55"W
OS Eastings: 316862
OS Northings: 968249
OS Grid: ND168682
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR K6W0.JLC
Mapcode Global: WH6CQ.77YX
Plus Code: 9CCRHHV9+M5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88go82
What Three Birds: blackbird.murrelet.murre
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
East Murkle, East Murkle Farm Cottages, Murkle, Thurso KW14 8SR
Summary
KW14 8SR is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Castletown, Highland. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £380 to £1,100 with an average of £860. The most common recorded business types are Self Cat Unit and Workshop (Commercial). Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
KW14 8SR is in the Thurso travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW14 8SR is approximately 43m (141ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW14 8SR
1a1: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Rural Workers and Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW14 8SR
Scotland 8: a village with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Other nearby postcodes
KW14 8SR at other websites
- Crime near KW14 8SR at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for KW14 8SR at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW14 8SR at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW14 8SR at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW14 8SR at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW14 8SR at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW14 8SR at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW14 8SR at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW14 8SR at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW14 8SR at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW14 8SR are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Highland Council
Ward
Thurso and Northwest Caithness
Councillors
Ron Gunn (Liberal Democrat)
Struan Mackie (Conservative)
Matthew Reiss (Independent)
Karl Rosie (SNP)
Scottish Parliament
Region
Highlands and Islands
Regional MSPs
Donald Cameron (Conservative)
John Finnie (Green)
Rhoda Grant (Labour)
Jamie Halcro Johnston (Conservative)
Edward Mountain (Conservative)
David Stewart (Labour)
Maree Todd (SNP)
Scottish Parliament constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
MSP
Gail Ross (SNP)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
MP
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW14 8SR.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW14 8SR.
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