KW12 6UY

Wick and East Caithness · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Highland
Postcode district
KW12
Postcode sector
KW12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
KW1 5UT 1.6 km
KW1 5UR 1.7 km
KW1 5UU 1.7 km
KW1 5BU 2.0 km
KW12 6UZ 2.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
KW12 6UY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
KW
Postcode district
KW12
Postcode sector
KW12 6
Latitude
58.507261
Longitude
-3.376863
British National Grid easting
319,870
British National Grid northing
958,501

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Scotland · S92000003
Region
S99999999
Local authority district
Highland · S12000017
Parish or community
S99999999
Output area
S00162167
Lower layer super output area
Caithness North West - 05 · S01017972
Middle layer super output area
Caithness North West · S02003333

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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
0%
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.

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  • Mybster Road End

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  • Spences Cottage

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