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IV17 0WJ

POSTCODE

A Cromarty Firth postcode in Highland, a 16-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

    1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min

  • Invergordon Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    3.8 km straight lineabout 47 min

  • Dingwall Rail Station

    Rail

    16.4 km straight lineabout 206 min

Bus stops

  • Obsdale Primary School

    Bus · o/s · east

    143 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Obsdale Primary School

    Bus · opp · west

    163 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Milnafua

    Bus · o/s · north

    314 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Milnafua Park

    Bus · nr · east

    426 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Milnafua Telephone Kiosk

    Bus · at · south-west

    440 m straight lineabout 6 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · IV17 0WJ
Registers of Scotland · Invergordon - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£211,788
Median price: £214,000
2023 sales · 20 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near IV17 0WJ

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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%
3700
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
11
Quintile
3
Income
3230
Employment
4609
Health
3967
Education
4127
Access
1112
Crime
2369
Housing
6733

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Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for IV17 0WJ

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Cromarty Firth
Ward
Alness and Invergordon
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IV17 0WJ
Coordinates
57.7024, -4.2336
Grid reference
NH669702
Easting
266,987
Northing
870,262
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QPQ28+XG
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 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
Invergordon - 02 S01017917
S01017917
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Invergordon S02003324
S02003324
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Invergordon - 02 S01010741
S01010741
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Invergordon S02002021
S02002021
Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4

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

July 2015
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> Present
July 2015 — Introduced
Postcode IV17 0WJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01017917 and MSOA S02003324 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV17 0WJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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