KW12 6YW

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 6XJ	2.5 km
KW14 7YH	3.9 km
KW12 6XQ	4.3 km
KW14 7RB	4.8 km
KW12 6UN	5.3 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW12 6YW
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW12
Postcode sector: KW12 6
Latitude: 58.485928
Longitude: -3.592635
British National Grid easting: 307,242
British National Grid northing: 956,404

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: S00162168
Lower layer super output area: Caithness North West - 05 · S01017972
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

Explore KW12

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: 7.1%
Next Generation Access: 14.3%
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

Scotscalder Rail Station

RLY · Halkirk
1.5 miles
Scotscalder Rail Station

RSE · Halkirk
1.5 miles
Knockglass Road End

BCT · Bridge of Westfield
4.8 miles
Knockglass Road End

BCT · Bridge of Westfield
4.8 miles
Bus Shelter

BCT · Bridge of Westfield
4.9 miles