Latitude: 58.4424 / 58°26'32"N
Longitude: -3.0911 / 3°5'27"W
OS Eastings: 336404
OS Northings: 950975
OS Grid: ND364509
Mapcode National: GBR L6QD.YJF
Mapcode Global: WH6DN.H289
Plus Code: 9CCRCWR5+XH
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88kk96
What Three Birds: kingfisher.dunnock.osprey
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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KW1 4AB is a large user postcode in Wick, 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:
The Highland Council, Market Square, Wick KW1 4AB.
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.
KW1 4AB is in the Wick travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW1 4AB is approximately 10m (33ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW1 4AB
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW1 4AB
Scotland 5: a small town or large village, with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near KW1 4AB include Co-Operative Food, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of KW1 4AB 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
Wick and East Caithness
Councillors
Willie MacKay (Independent)
Andrew Jarvie (Conservative)
Raymond Bremner (SNP)
Jan McEwan (Liberal Democrat)
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)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW1 4AB.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KW1 4AB.
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