IV17 0ZE

POSTCODE

A Cromarty Firth postcode in Highland, an 8-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

    634 m straight lineabout 8 min
  • Invergordon Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    5.1 km straight lineabout 64 min
  • Dingwall Rail Station

    Rail

    14.9 km straight lineabout 186 min

Bus stops

  • Library

    Bus · o/s · east

    91 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Alness Pharmacy

    Bus · at · west

    157 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Hill Street

    Bus · at · south

    288 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Hill Street

    Bus · opp · north

    290 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Royal Bank of Scotland

    Bus · o/s · east

    355 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · IV17 0ZE
Registers of Scotland · Alness - 08 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£151,750
Median price: £164,500
2023 sales · 16 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near IV17 0ZE

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

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for IV17 0ZE

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Cromarty Firth
Ward
Alness and Invergordon
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IV17 0ZE
Coordinates
57.6963, -4.2598
Grid reference
NH654696
Easting
265,409
Northing
869,636
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QMPWR+G3
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
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

7:20 AM4:41 PM
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

May 2017
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> Present
May 2017 — Introduced
Postcode IV17 0ZE introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01017915 and MSOA S02003323 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV17 0ZE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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