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KW13 area guide

Who lives in KW13, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Population
539 (2024)
At a glance

What KW13 is like

The KW13 postcode district in Highland covers 3 live postcodes and is home to about 539 people in 263 households. 73% of households own their home, 6.8% rent privately and 17.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 50.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KW13 compares

Headline figures for KW13, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 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
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in KW13. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KW13 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    30.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 6.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    73% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KW13 FAQs

01
Is KW13 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is KW13 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 KW13?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 11.3% of residents. 73% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (70%).
04
Which council covers KW13?

The local authority for KW13 is Highland.

KW13 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KW13?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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