Most deprived 40–50%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 5 — Most deprived 40–50%3161
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3161 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 479 m straight lineabout 6 min
Nairn Rail Station
Rail
- 12.4 km straight lineabout 155 min
Inverness Airport
Rail
- 14.9 km straight lineabout 186 min
Forres Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 119 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bank of Scotland
Bus · at · south-west
- 119 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bus Station
Bus · at
- 273 m straight lineabout 3 min
St Ninian Road
Bus · o/s · north-west
- 285 m straight lineabout 4 min
St Ninian Road
Bus · opp · south-east
- 360 m straight lineabout 5 min
Lochloy Road
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
Coordinates & Location for IV12 4AX
Postcode
IV12 4AX
Coordinates
57.5844, -3.8698
Grid reference
NH883564
Easting
288,307
Northing
856,469
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9RH4MJ+Q3
User Type
Large 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 AreaMoray West, Nairn and Strathspey S14000098
Constituency
S14000098Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Nairn and Cawdor
Constituency code
S14000098
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
Nairn East - 02 S01017716
S01017716MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Nairn East S02003287
S02003287LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Nairn East - 02 S01010555
S01010555MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Nairn East S02001986
S02001986Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
7:57 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
10 hours 5 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 5 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode IV12 4AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. IMD Scotland: Rank 3161 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01017716 and MSOA S02003287 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV12 4AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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