KW12 6XW
a large user postcode in Halkirk, Highland
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.5147 / 58°30'52"N
Longitude: -3.4928 / 3°29'33"W
OS Eastings: 313135
OS Northings: 959470
OS Grid: ND131594
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR K6R7.0R7
Mapcode Global: WH5BY.B70X
Plus Code: 9CCRGG74+VV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88gm03
What Three Birds: oriole.courser.wallcreeper
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Crescent Street, Halkirk KW12 6XW
Summary
KW12 6XW is a large user postcode in Halkirk, Highland. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
J & G Sutherland, the Garage, Crescent Street, Halkirk KW12 6XW.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
KW12 6XW is in the Thurso travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW12 6XW is approximately 41m (134ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW12 6XW
8a1: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Transitions
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW12 6XW
Scotland 8: a village with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Other nearby postcodes
KW12 6XW at other websites
- Air quality forecast for KW12 6XW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW12 6XW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW12 6XW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW12 6XW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW12 6XW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW12 6XW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW12 6XW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW12 6XW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW12 6XW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW12 6XW 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 KW12 6XW.
- 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
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW12 6XW.
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