KW1 DISTRICT · HIGHLAND

Wick mobile coverage O2 100% indoors here, 72% across Kirkwall KW1 · Highland

No network wins KW1 on overall coverage: all four are within 2 points.

KW1: Wick, Thurso, East Caithness, Northwest Caithness (Highland).

KW1 scores

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EE
Overall: 100/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
100%
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O2
Overall: 100/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
100%
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Vodafone
Overall: 100/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
100%
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Three
Overall: 98/100
5G
97%
4G
100%
Indoor
97%

Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 39 addresses in 5 sampled postcodes: KW1 4DE, KW1 4DJ, KW1 4DQ, KW1 4QP, KW1 5SP. Methodology.

How KW1 compares

Against the Kirkwall average

  • O2 indoors: 100% here, 72% across Kirkwall (+28).
  • EE indoors: 100% here, 81% across Kirkwall (+19).
  • Vodafone indoors: 100% here, 81% across Kirkwall (+19).
  • Three indoors: 97% here, 82% across Kirkwall (+15).

Weakest spot in Kirkwall: KW2 Wick, where Three reaches 0% indoors.

Indoor signal around KW1

Districtkm awayEEO2ThreeVodafone
KW1 Wick (here) – 100%100%97%100%
KW2 Wick, East Caithness 12 12%23%0%15%
KW3 Wick, East Caithness small sample 19 94%94%100%94%
KW5 Wick, East Caithness 24 91%62%98%83%
KW6 Wick, East Caithness 30 83%40%76%90%
Kirkwall average – 81%72%82%81%

Biggest difference nearby: Three indoors, 97% here and 0% in KW2 Wick, 12 km away.

Small sample: under 30 addresses sampled.

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