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KW14 7PY area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Thurso West
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 525 (2024)

KW14 7PYHighland

At a glance

What KW14 7PY is like

KW14 7PY 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 525 people. 58.8% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 31.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 57.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KW14 7PY compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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, 39 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 7PY differs most from the national average.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
31.8% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

KW14 7PY FAQs

Is KW14 7PY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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 7PY 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 7PY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 8.4% of residents. 58.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (80.3%).

Which council covers KW14 7PY?

The local authority for KW14 7PY is Highland.

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

How well connected is KW14 7PY?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 39 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, 0.4 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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