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KW1 5BD area guide

Who lives in KW1 5BD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Wick South
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
512 (2024)
At a glance

What KW1 5BD is like

KW1 5BD is a postcode in the Wick South area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 512 people. 58.1% of households own their home, 10.2% rent privately and 26% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 58.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KW1 5BD compares

Headline figures for KW1 5BD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
43per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Highland a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 47 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
3

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

KW1 5BD FAQs

01
Is KW1 5BD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is KW1 5BD safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Highland recorded 43 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in KW1 5BD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 7.6% of residents. 58.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (53.2%).
04
Which council covers KW1 5BD?

The local authority for KW1 5BD is Highland.

KW1 5BD comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KW1 5BD?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 47 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Wick Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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