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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 302 m straight lineabout 4 min
Inverness Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 12.0 km straight lineabout 150 min
Inverness Airport
Rail
- 14.5 km straight lineabout 181 min
Beauly Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 73 m straight lineabout 1 min
Town House
Bus · opp · north-east
- 96 m straight lineabout 1 min
Castle Steps
Bus · at · south
- 99 m straight lineabout 1 min
Union Street
Bus · Stop D · south-west
- 119 m straight lineabout 1 min
Union Street
Bus · Stop C · south-west
- 135 m straight lineabout 2 min
Castle Road
Bus · at · north
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · IV1 1WA
Registers of Scotland · Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£142,460
Median price: £132,500
2023 sales · 26 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near IV1 1WA
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 1 — Most deprived 10%458
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 2
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 668
- Employment
- 273
- Health
- 336
- Education
- 2739
- Access
- 5497
- Crime
- 2
- Housing
- 98
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for IV1 1WA
Postcode
IV1 1WA
Coordinates
57.4777, -4.2269
Grid reference
NH665452
Easting
266,568
Northing
845,237
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QFQHF+36
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Inverness
ITL Region
Highland
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council AreaInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire S14000094
Constituency
S14000094Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Inverness Central
Constituency code
S14000094
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland
Health & NHS
Highland
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman - 02 S01017789
S01017789MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman S02003299
S02003299LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman - 02 S01010620
S01010620MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman S02001998
S02001998Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:17 AM
Sunrise
4:44 PM
Sunset
9 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:17 AM
Sunset (today)
4:44 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentSeptember 1990 — Introduced
Postcode IV1 1WA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 458 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017789 and MSOA S02003299 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV1 1WA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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