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KW9 6QA area guide

Who lives in KW9 6QA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Sutherland East
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 522 (2024)

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At a glance

What KW9 6QA is like

KW9 6QA is a postcode in the Sutherland East area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 522 people. 61.7% of households own their home, 7.9% rent privately and 25.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 43.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KW9 6QA compares

Headline figures for KW9 6QA, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 6 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KW9 6QA differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
37.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KW9 6QA FAQs

Is KW9 6QA 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is KW9 6QA 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 KW9 6QA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.7% of residents. 61.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (65%).

Which council covers KW9 6QA?

The local authority for KW9 6QA is Highland.

KW9 6QA comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KW9 6QA?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 6 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Brora 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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