KW1 5QS

Wick and East Caithness · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Local authority: Highland
Constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Postcode district: KW1
Postcode sector: KW1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW1 5LX	49 m
KW1 5QR	53 m
KW1 5PZ	112 m
KW1 5QE	118 m
KW1 5QF	144 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW1 5QS
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 June 2002
Terminated: 1 August 2013
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW1
Postcode sector: KW1 5
Latitude: 58.437586
Longitude: -3.094429
British National Grid easting: 336,200
British National Grid northing: 950,441

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Highland · S12000017
Electoral ward: Wick and East Caithness · S13002992
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · S14000069
Output area: S00162231
Lower layer super output area: Wick South - 06 · S01017957
Middle layer super output area: Wick South · S02003330

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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