KW1 4UG

Thurso and Northwest Caithness · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness
Local authority: Highland
Constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Postcode district: KW1
Postcode sector: KW1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW1 4UF	2.3 km
KW1 4UQ	2.6 km
KW1 4UD	2.9 km
KW1 4UE	3.3 km
KW14 8TA	3.9 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW1 4UG
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW1
Postcode sector: KW1 4
Latitude: 58.567440
Longitude: -3.221657
British National Grid easting: 329,035
British National Grid northing: 965,026

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Highland · S12000017
Electoral ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness · S13002991
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · S14000069
Output area: S00162060
Lower layer super output area: Caithness North East - 03 · S01017965
Middle layer super output area: Caithness North East · S02003332

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 7.7%
Next Generation Access: 0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Memorial

BCT · Lyth
1.1 miles
Memorial

BCT · Lyth
1.2 miles
Road End

BCT · Reaster
1.9 miles
Rockwater Offices

BCT · Hastigrow
3.0 miles
Rockwater Offices

BCT · Hastigrow
3.0 miles