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IV17 0PP

POSTCODE

A Cromarty Firth postcode in Highland, a 12-minute walk from Alness Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Coulhill Primary School

    Primary

    under 0.1 mi

  2. 2
    Bridgend Primary School

    Primary

    0.30 mi

  3. 3
    Alness Academy

    Secondary

    0.72 mi

  4. 4
    Obsdale Primary School

    Primary

    1.2 mi

Inspection: no overall grade. Sipuha has no link to each school's own reports yet. Find a school's reports on Education Scotland

See all schools within 1.2 miles

School applications

We've matched the postcode to Highland.

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Alness Rail Station

    Rail

    999 m straight lineabout 12 min

  • Invergordon Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    5.4 km straight lineabout 68 min

  • Dingwall Rail Station

    Rail

    14.9 km straight lineabout 186 min

Bus stops

  • Hill Street

    Bus · at · south

    118 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Hill Street

    Bus · opp · north

    138 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Coulhill Car Park

    Bus · opp · south-west

    187 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Coulhill Car Park

    Bus · at · north-east

    204 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • St Johns

    Bus · at · east

    421 m straight lineabout 5 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · IV17 0PP
Registers of Scotland · Alness - 08 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£151,750
Median price: £164,500
2023 sales · 16 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near IV17 0PP

not available in Scotland gov.scot

People

Household income (MSOA)

not available in Scotland ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not available in Scotland Scotland's Census

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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%
2387
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
7
Quintile
2
Income
2169
Employment
2166
Health
2789
Education
2540
Access
3888
Crime
2198
Housing
4490.5

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Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for IV17 0PP

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Cromarty Firth
Ward
Alness and Invergordon
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IV17 0PP
Coordinates
57.6986, -4.2646
Grid reference
NH651698
Easting
265,129
Northing
869,898
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QMPXP+C5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Alness and Invergordon
ITL Region
Highland

Administrative Information

Highland
Local Authority
Council Area
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross S14000069
Constituency
S14000069
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cromarty Firth
Constituency code
S14000069
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland

Health & NHS

Highland
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Alness - 09 S01017915
S01017915
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Alness S02003323
S02003323
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Alness - 08 S01010739
S01010739
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Alness S02002020
S02002020
Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4

Sun & Time Information

7:29 AM4:31 PM
7:29 AM
Sunrise
4:31 PM
Sunset
9 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:29 AM
Sunset (today)
4:31 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

April 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
April 2005 — Introduced
Postcode IV17 0PP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2387 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01017915 and MSOA S02003323 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV17 0PP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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