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KW14 7LU area guide

Who lives in KW14 7LU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Thurso West
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 485 (2024)

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At a glance

What KW14 7LU is like

KW14 7LU is a postcode in the Thurso West area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 485 people. 71.4% of households own their home, 4.2% rent privately and 23.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 60.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KW14 7LU compares

Headline figures for KW14 7LU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KW14 7LU differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 4.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
71.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KW14 7LU FAQs

Is KW14 7LU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 KW14 7LU 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 KW14 7LU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.4% of residents. 71.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (67.1%).

Which council covers KW14 7LU?

The local authority for KW14 7LU is Highland.

KW14 7LU comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KW14 7LU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Thurso Rail Station, 0.3 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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