KW2 postcode area guide — Highland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the KW2 postcode district in Highland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in KW2
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
72.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
4.2%
Broadband availability in the KW2 postcode district (Highland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 1 postcodes Ofcom measures in KW2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 72.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 33.3%.
Around 4.2% of premises in KW2 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 KW2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| KW2 6AA | 72.9% | 33.3% |
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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 KW2
1 rated food businesses operate in KW2. 1 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, and none currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: The Ward Croft.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Highland
Landlines around KW2 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.