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County or areaHighland
Postcode districtKW14
Telephone code01323
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 22 min4:04 am – 10:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 18 min9:02 am – 3:21 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,940 residentsin the Caithness North West census areaMedian age 49.32,312 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,556 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 10%, water and waste 9%, retail and wholesale 8%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 0°C952 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October56 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 4 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThurso Castlecastle · 1.5 miBleachfield Poollake · 1.4 miCruive Poollake · 1.5 miDuncan's Hillhill · under a mileOld Cruives Dykeriver · 1.5 miThurso Baybay · 2.3 miHolburn Head Lighthousehistoric site · 3.3 miClardon Havenbay · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSir Georges Parksports ground · 1.3 mi · 3 haOlrig Street Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 1 Jan 202247 mi away, Durness, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 Jan 202247 mi away, Durness, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.1 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband66% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,436 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDunbar Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryThree Harbours Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyThree Harbours Medical Group5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistBridgend Health Care Centre1.6 miPolice stationThurso Police Station1.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Thurso1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMount Pleasant Primary School1.3 miPrimaryMiller Academy Primary School1.7 miSecondaryThurso High School1.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportWick John O'Groats Airport WIC16 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ106 miRailway stationThurso1.7 miFerryScrabster Ferry Terminal3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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