KW5 DISTRICT · HIGHLAND

Wick mobile coverage Three 98% indoors here, 82% across Kirkwall KW5 · Highland

Three has the best measured coverage in KW5: 100/100, 6 points ahead of O2 on Ofcom's overall score, with EE within 1 point.

KW5: Wick, East Caithness (Highland).

KW5 scores

#1
Three
Overall: 100/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
98%
#2
EE
Overall: 99/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
91%
#3
Vodafone
Overall: 97/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
83%
#4
O2
Overall: 94/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
62%

Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 53 addresses in 5 sampled postcodes: KW5 6DJ, KW5 6DL, KW5 6DQ, KW5 6DS, KW5 6DU. Methodology.

How KW5 compares

Against the Kirkwall average

  • Three indoors: 98% here, 82% across Kirkwall (+16).
  • EE indoors: 91% here, 81% across Kirkwall (+10).
  • O2 indoors: 62% here, 72% across Kirkwall (−10).
  • Three on 5G-grade outdoor signal: 100% here, 92% across Kirkwall (+8).

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

Indoor signal around KW5

Districtkm awayEEO2ThreeVodafone
KW5 Wick (here) – 91%62%98%83%
KW6 Wick, East Caithness 5 83%40%76%90%
KW3 Wick, East Caithness small sample 6 94%94%100%94%
KW7 Wick, East Caithness 13 70%58%81%62%
KW2 Wick, East Caithness 14 12%23%0%15%
Kirkwall average – 81%72%82%81%

Biggest difference nearby: O2 indoors, 62% here and 40% in KW6 Wick, 5 km away.

Small sample: under 30 addresses sampled.

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