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IV17 0WA

POSTCODE

A Cromarty Firth postcode in Highland, a 2-minute walk from Alness Rail.

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Getting around

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

Stations

  • Alness Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    173 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Invergordon Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    4.4 km straight lineabout 55 min

  • Dingwall Rail Station

    Rail

    15.1 km straight lineabout 188 min

Bus stops

  • Academy

    Bus · o/s · north-east

    231 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Morrisons

    Bus · opp · north-west

    242 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Morrisons

    Bus · o/s · south-east

    249 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Market Street

    Bus · opp · west

    255 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Market Street

    Bus · at · east

    275 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · IV17 0WA
Registers of Scotland · Alness - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£190,506
Median price: £127,500
2023 sales · 18 sales
View district IV17
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Police Recorded Crime near IV17 0WA

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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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%
2224
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
7
Quintile
2
Income
2167
Employment
1954
Health
2457
Education
2007
Access
5283
Crime
1440
Housing
5149.5

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for IV17 0WA

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Cromarty Firth
Ward
Alness and Invergordon
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IV17 0WA
Coordinates
57.6929, -4.2484
Grid reference
NH660692
Easting
266,073
Northing
869,231
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QMQV2+5J
User Type
Large 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

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
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland

Health & NHS

Highland
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
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
Alness - 06 S01017912
S01017912
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Alness S02003323
S02003323
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Alness - 06 S01010737
S01010737
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Alness S02002020
S02002020
Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5

Sun & Time Information

7:24 AM4:36 PM
7:24 AM
Sunrise
4:36 PM
Sunset
9 hours 12 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:24 AM
Sunset (today)
4:36 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 12 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

October 2020
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> Present
October 2020 — Introduced
Postcode IV17 0WA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01017912 and MSOA S02003323 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV17 0WA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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