KW3 6AX

Wick and East Caithness · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Highland
Postcode district
KW3
Postcode sector
KW3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
KW3 6AZ 302 m
KW3 6AY 705 m
KW3 6AS 1.4 km
KW3 6AU 1.6 km
KW3 6BB 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
KW3 6AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
KW
Postcode district
KW3
Postcode sector
KW3 6
Latitude
58.305639
Longitude
-3.244905
British National Grid easting
327,143
British National Grid northing
935,904

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Scotland · S92000003
Region
S99999999
Local authority district
Highland · S12000017
Parish or community
S99999999
Output area
S00162273
Lower layer super output area
Caithness South - 02 · S01017949
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+
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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