| Postcode | KW1 5BY |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wick |
| Nearest station | Wick (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Old Wick Road (NE)
Cairndhuna Terrace (SE)
Shillinghill (NE)
Shillinghill (SW)
Council Yard (NW)
Council Yard (SE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 17 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 58.428924 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.083149 | |
| Easting | 336843 | |
| Northing | 949464 | |
| Grid reference | ND368494 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 495144 6476468 | |
| what3words | rivers.flannel.tearfully | |
| FixPhrase | curfew luridness showy wake | |
| Plus code | 9CCRCWH8+HP | |
| Altitude | 35 metres (116 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:48 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:23 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.9 KMs (0.5 miles) |
| Ward | Wick and East Caithness | S13002992 |
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | Highland | S12000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | S14000069 |
| MP | Jamie Stone | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Scotland | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 |
| Date introduced | April 2021 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Small Towns | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote rural area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00162260 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Caithness South - 04 | S01017951 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Caithness South - 04 | S01010775 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Caithness South | S02003329 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Caithness South | S02002026 |
| Travel to work area | Wick | S22000083 |