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KW14 8BQ

Postcode

A postcode in Thurso East - 01, Thurso and Northwest Caithness ward, Highland.

This report describes the area around KW14 8BQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around KW14 8BQ

Schools near KW14 8BQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Miller Academy Primary School
Primary
620 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary
680 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Pennyland Primary School
Primary
800 m
10 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Thurso High School
Secondary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of KW14 8BQ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Thurso9 minutes on foot760 m

GP practices

  • Three Harbours Medical Group13,378 registered patients490 m
  • Thurso & Halkirk Medical Practice6,246 registered patients590 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op ThursoScottish Midland Co-operative310 m
  • Lidl ThursoLidl530 m
  • Tesco Thurso SuperstoreTesco740 m
  • Morrisons Daily Thurso Mountplease NorthMorrisons740 m

The neighbourhood: Thurso East - 01

Everything about Thurso East - 01
Population
627
Joint 5,258th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.8%
Joint 9,961st lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: KW14

Everything about KW14
Population
11,946
837th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.