KW12 6WA

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: KW12
Postcode sector: KW12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW12 6XX	58 m
KW12 6XW	69 m
KW12 6XZ	139 m
KW12 6YN	175 m
KW12 6WU	176 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW12 6WA
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 December 2001
Terminated: 1 August 2005
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW12
Postcode sector: KW12 6
Latitude: 58.515155
Longitude: -3.493496
British National Grid easting: 313,094
British National Grid northing: 959,525

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: S00162175
Lower layer super output area: Caithness North West - 04 · S01017971
Middle layer super output area: Caithness North West · S02003333

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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