Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for IV16 9YS
Postcode
IV16 9YS
Coordinates
57.6683, -4.3266
Grid reference
NH613666
Easting
261,317
Northing
866,648
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QMM9F+89
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Alness and Invergordon
ITL Region
Highland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%3806
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3806 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council AreaCaithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross S14000069
Constituency
S14000069Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cromarty Firth
Constituency code
S14000069
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
Ross and Cromarty East - 03 S01017874
S01017874MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ross and Cromarty East S02003316
S02003316LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ross and Cromarty East - 03 S01010701
S01010701MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ross and Cromarty East S02002014
S02002014Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:36 AM
Sunrise
9:08 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:36 AM
Sunset (today)
9:08 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 IV16 9YS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7. IMD Scotland: Rank 3806 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01017874 and MSOA S02003316 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV16 9YS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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