KW1 postcode area guide — Highland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the KW1 postcode district in Highland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in KW1
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
12.3%
Gigabit-capable
12.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.2%
Broadband availability in the KW1 postcode district (Highland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 329 postcodes Ofcom measures in KW1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 12.3%.
Around 3.2% of premises in KW1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in KW1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| KW1 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4AP | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4AT | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4AX | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4BP | 100% | 0% |
| KW1 4BS | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Highland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Highland district (137,217 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
20.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Food hygiene ratings in KW1
193 rated food businesses operate in KW1. 102 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 11 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: 8 Doors Distillery, Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Ackergill Tower, Amalies Catering, Annie's Bakery Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Highland
Landlines around KW1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.