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KW6

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Balnabruich, Dunbeath and Bulno, in Highland.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an KW6 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In KW6, 28.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
342
83rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
28.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
52.4%
67th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How KW6 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

KW6Middle
Population16 postcode districts, KW · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KW16 areas from 69 to 11,946. The middle area is 1,283. KW6 is 342.
3426th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage16 postcode districts, KW · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in KW16 areas from 0.0% to 92.2%. The middle area is 67.2%. KW6 is 28.7%.
28.7%5th lowest
Claimant rate11 postcode districts, KW · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in KW11 areas from 1.2% to 2.9%. The middle area is 2.0%. KW6 is 1.2%.
1.2%lowest
Aged 15 to 6416 postcode districts, KW · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in KW16 areas from 51.3% to 62.2%. The middle area is 57.4%. KW6 is 52.4%.
52.4%2nd lowest

What is the population of KW6?

KW6 had 342 usual residents at the census.

KW6 is the 83rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KW6

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Caithness South - 01795No figureNo figure52.8%

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.

Postcode sectors in KW61

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Postcode districts next to KW63

More in the KW postcode area2

KW6 in brief

KW6 is a postcode district covering Balnabruich, Dunbeath and Bulno, in Highland.

About 357 people lived in KW6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KW6 had 342 usual residents at the census.

In KW6, 28.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KW6, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

52.4% of residents in KW6 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.