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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 352 m straight lineabout 4 min
Alness Rail Station
Rail
- 4.8 km straight lineabout 60 min
Invergordon Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 15.1 km straight lineabout 189 min
Dingwall Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 52 m straight lineabout 1 min
Royal Bank of Scotland
Bus · o/s · east
- 67 m straight lineabout 1 min
County Carpets
Bus · o/s · west
- 156 m straight lineabout 2 min
Alness Pharmacy
Bus · at · west
- 220 m straight lineabout 3 min
Library
Bus · o/s · east
- 294 m straight lineabout 4 min
Academy
Bus · o/s · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · IV17 0WF
Registers of Scotland · Alness - 08 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£151,750
Median price: £164,500
2023 sales · 16 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near IV17 0WF
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 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
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Other postcode pages in the same local area as IV17 0WF.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for IV17 0WF
Postcode
IV17 0WF
Coordinates
57.6962, -4.2545
Grid reference
NH657696
Easting
265,720
Northing
869,616
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QMPWW+F5
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
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
Alness - 09 S01017915
S01017915MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Alness S02003323
S02003323LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Alness - 08 S01010739
S01010739MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Alness S02002020
S02002020Remote 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
7:20 AM
Sunrise
4:41 PM
Sunset
9 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:20 AM
Sunset (today)
4:41 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 21 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentAugust 2009 — Introduced
Postcode IV17 0WF 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 0WF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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