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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min
Invergordon Rail Station
Rail
- 7.6 km straight lineabout 95 min
Alness Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 10.9 km straight lineabout 136 min
Fearn Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 1.0 km straight lineabout 13 min
B817
Bus · o/s · north-east
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min
B817
Bus · opp · south-west
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min
Post Office
Bus · o/s · north-east
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min
Post Office
Bus · opp · south-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · IV18 0LY
Registers of Scotland · Ross and Cromarty East - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£234,833
Median price: £190,000
2023 sales · 15 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near IV18 0LY
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%4006
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 12
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 5000.5
- Employment
- 4919.5
- Health
- 4663
- Education
- 4486
- Access
- 141
- Crime
- 5505
- Housing
- 6205
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for IV18 0LY
Alness and Invergordon
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IV18 0LY
Coordinates
57.7088, -4.1241
Grid reference
NH735707
Easting
273,537
Northing
870,769
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QPV5G+G9
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
Tain and Easter Ross
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
Ross and Cromarty East - 04 S01017875
S01017875MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ross and Cromarty East S02003316
S02003316LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ross and Cromarty East - 04 S01010702
S01010702MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ross and Cromarty East S02002014
S02002014Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
7:15 AM
Sunrise
4:45 PM
Sunset
9 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
4:45 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode IV18 0LY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4006 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01017875 and MSOA S02003316 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV18 0LY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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