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KW1 5LU area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Wick South
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 530 (2024)

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At a glance

What KW1 5LU is like

KW1 5LU 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 530 people. 69.9% of households own their home, 8.1% rent privately and 23.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KW1 5LU compares

Headline figures for KW1 5LU, 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, 48 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KW1 5LU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
69.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KW1 5LU FAQs

Is KW1 5LU 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).

Is KW1 5LU 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.

Who lives in KW1 5LU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.9% of residents. 69.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (37.5%).

Which council covers KW1 5LU?

The local authority for KW1 5LU is Highland.

KW1 5LU comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KW1 5LU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 48 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, 0.2 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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