# KW14 8BZ: area report for a postcode in Highland

KW14 8BZ is a postcode in Highland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Highland. Open the map at KW14 8BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) › [KW14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kw14) › [KW14 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kw14-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **Thurso, 690 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Thurso East - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **£221,136 average price**: For the whole of this council, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at KW14 8BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ
- **1.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mount Pleasant Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-school-s5101425) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Miller Academy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/miller-academy-primary-school-s5101328) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pennyland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennyland-primary-school-s5101026) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Thurso High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurso-high-school-s5102030) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Thurso (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Three Harbours Medical Group (310 m, 13,378 registered patients); Thurso & Halkirk Medical Practice (530 m, 6,246 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Thurso (50 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Morrisons Daily Thurso Mountplease North (400 m, Morrisons); Tesco Thurso Superstore (410 m, Tesco); Lidl Thurso (850 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,136** (July 2026). Highland’s average house price was £221,136 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,740** (2025). Full-time workers living in Highland earned a median of £39,740 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 144th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in Highland costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 65th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 237,260** (2025). Highland’s population was an estimated 237,260 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Thurso East - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 627** (2021). Thurso East - 01 had 627 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,258th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Thurso East - 01, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Thurso East - 01, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 58.8%** (2021). 58.8% of residents in Thurso East - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,961st lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## KW14 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 11,946** (2021). KW14 had 11,946 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 837th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in KW14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.9%** (January 2026). In KW14, 79.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.0%** (August 2026). In KW14, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland)
- Centre: 58.5941, -3.5183

Council: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/caithness-sutherland-and-easter-ross): Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.5183,58.5941,KW148BZ

## How to cite

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