KW14 8US

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: KW14
Postcode sector: KW14 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KW14 8UU	69 m
KW14 8UJ	80 m
KW14 8UE	102 m
KW14 8UL	110 m
KW14 8TU	114 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KW14 8US
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 2000
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KW
Postcode district: KW14
Postcode sector: KW14 8
Latitude: 58.591191
Longitude: -3.386061
British National Grid easting: 319,527
British National Grid northing: 967,856

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: S00162110
Lower layer super output area: Caithness North West - 01 · S01017968
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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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

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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