KW1 5SD

Wick and East Caithness · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Highland
Postcode district
KW1
Postcode sector
KW1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
KW1 5SB 1.5 km
KW1 5TD 1.7 km
KW1 5SF 1.7 km
KW1 5ST 1.9 km
KW1 5SS 2.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
KW1 5SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
KW
Postcode district
KW1
Postcode sector
KW1 5
Latitude
58.425679
Longitude
-3.140444
British National Grid easting
333,491
British National Grid northing
949,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Scotland · S92000003
Region
S99999999
Local authority district
Highland · S12000017
Parish or community
S99999999
Output area
S00162192
Lower layer super output area
Caithness South - 04 · S01017951
Middle layer super output area
Caithness South · S02003329

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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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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.

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