Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for IV2 3AY
Postcode
IV2 3AY
Coordinates
57.4758, -4.2220
Grid reference
NH668450
Easting
266,857
Northing
845,024
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QFQGH+86
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Inverness
ITL Region
Highland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 8 — Least Deprived 10%5450
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5450 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council AreaInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire S14000094
Constituency
S14000094Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Inverness Central
Constituency code
S14000094
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
Inverness Crown and Haugh - 04 S01017797
S01017797MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Crown and Haugh S02003300
S02003300LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Crown and Haugh - 04 S01010628
S01010628MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Crown and Haugh S02001999
S02001999Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:37 AM
Sunrise
9:06 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:37 AM
Sunset (today)
9:06 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 IV2 3AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 5450 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017797 and MSOA S02003300 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV2 3AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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