KW1 5NS
a large user postcode in Wick, Highland
Coordinates
Latitude: 58.4413 / 58°26'28"N
Longitude: -3.0957 / 3°5'44"W
OS Eastings: 336130
OS Northings: 950859
OS Grid: ND361508
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR L6QF.2KR
Mapcode Global: WH6DN.F323
Plus Code: 9CCRCWR3+GP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO88kk85
What Three Birds: veery.chaffinch.gyrfalcon
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Cliff Road, Wick KW1 5NS
Summary
KW1 5NS is a large user postcode in Wick, Highland. It was first introduced in April 1985.
'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:
Caithness & Sutherland Nhs Trust, Caithness General Hospital, Cliff Road, Wick KW1 5NS.
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 5NS is in the Wick travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership Primary Care Trust.
KW1 5NS is approximately 13m (43ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KW1 5NS
5a1: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - White Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KW1 5NS
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 5NS include Co-Operative Food, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
KW1 5NS at other websites
- Air quality forecast for KW1 5NS at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at KW1 5NS at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near KW1 5NS at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near KW1 5NS at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near KW1 5NS at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to KW1 5NS at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near KW1 5NS at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near KW1 5NS at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near KW1 5NS at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of KW1 5NS 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)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KW1 5NS.
- 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 KW1 5NS.
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