KW1 Postcode District
KW1 is the Postcode District for Wick in Caithness
The KW1 postcode district is located in the KW Kirkwall postal area, KW1 has a population of 11,067 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census..
The area of the district is 183.88 square miles (476.25 square kilometres or 117,682.81 acres).
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District overview
The primary settlement in the KW1 postcode district is Wick, located in Caithness, in the county of Caithness in Scotland. Other significant settlements in this postcode district include Ackergill, Auckengill, Bilbster, Bower, Canisbay, Freswick, Huna, John O' Groats, Keiss, Kirk, Lyth, Papigoe, Reiss, Staxigoe, and Whitechapel. The most significant postal town in this district is Wick.
There are 2 postcode sectors within the district. Here's a breakdown:
The sector KW1 4, covers Wick in Caithness.
The sector KW1 5, covers Wick and Watten in Caithness.
The post town for this district is WICK.
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 356 postal codes.
Postcode sectors and neighbouring districts
Nearest towns
To help place the district geographically, here are nearby towns and their approximate direction from the district centre.
| Town | Distance (miles) | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Thurso | 12.87 | NW |
| Stromness | 32.91 | N |
| Kirkwall | 35.46 | NNE |
| Dornoch | 51.18 | SW |
| Lossiemouth | 53.05 | S |
| Burghead | 55.30 | S |
| Tain | 55.69 | SSW |
| Findochty | 55.99 | SSE |
| Buckie | 57.02 | S |
| Cullen | 57.18 | SSE |
| Elgin | 58.08 | S |
| Portsoy | 59.10 | SSE |
| Forres | 62.37 | SSW |
| Banff | 62.58 | SSE |
| Macduff | 62.69 | SSE |
| Cromarty | 63.19 | SSW |
| Invergordon | 65.19 | SSW |
| Keith | 66.22 | S |
| Alness | 66.38 | SW |
Postcode information
Total geographical postcodes: 360
| Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WICK | WICK | KW1 5 | 135 |
| WICK | WICK | KW1 4 | 107 |
| Watten | WICK | KW1 5 | 14 |
| Watten | WICK | KW1 5 | 12 |
| Thrumster | WICK | KW1 5 | 8 |
| Keiss | WICK | KW1 4 | 8 |
| Papigoe | WICK | KW1 4 | 6 |
| Reiss | WICK | KW1 4 | 6 |
| Staxigoe | WICK | KW1 4 | 5 |
| Ackergill | WICK | KW1 4 | 5 |
| Bower | WICK | KW1 4 | 4 |
| John O' Groats | WICK | KW1 4 | 4 |
| WICK | WICK | KW1 5 | 4 |
| Canisbay | WICK | KW1 4 | 4 |
| WICK | WICK | KW1 4 | 4 |
| Haster | WICK | KW1 5 | 3 |
| Lyth | WICK | KW1 4 | 3 |
| Gillock | WICK | KW1 5 | 3 |
| Bower | WICK | KW1 4 | 2 |
| Lyth | WICK | KW1 4 | 2 |
| Wick Airport | WICK | KW1 4 | 2 |
| Spittal | WICK | KW1 5 | 2 |
| Auckengill | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Bilbster | WICK | KW1 5 | 1 |
| Milton | WICK | KW1 5 | 1 |
| Thrumster | WICK | KW1 5 | 1 |
| Bilbster | WICK | KW1 5 | 1 |
| Gillock | WICK | KW1 5 | 1 |
| Huna | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Canisbay | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Freswick | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Auckengill | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Kirk | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Bilbster | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| WICK | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Reiss | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Whitechapel | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| WICK | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
| Keiss | WICK | KW1 4 | 1 |
Street list for KW1
Property and housing
Transport and connectivity
Stations in the district
Wick
CRS Code: WCK
Operator: SR
Line: Far North Line
Company: ScotRail
Accessible motorway junctions
No motorway junctions found for this postcode district.
Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices
| Postal sector | Delivery office |
|---|---|
| KW1 4 | Wick Delivery Office |
| KW1 5 | Wick Delivery Office |
| KW1 4 | Watten Scale Payment Delivery Office |
| KW1 5 | Watten Scale Payment Delivery Office |
Postcode format
| K | W | 1 | - | X | X | X |
| K | W | 1 | Space | Numeric | Letter | Letter |
Administrative and boundary notes
The largest settlement in the KW1 postal code is WICK followed by Watten, and Keiss.
The postcode area has a boundary with The Moray Firth and The North Atlantic Ocean.
The KW1 Postcode shares a border with KW12 (HALKIRK, Altnabreac, Westerdale), KW2 (Ulbster), KW14 (THURSO, Castletown, Scrabster) and KW3 (LYBSTER, Occumster, Midclyth).
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