Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for IV2 5AJ
Postcode
IV2 5AJ
Coordinates
57.4770, -4.1388
Grid reference
NH718449
Easting
271,849
Northing
844,998
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QFVG6+RF
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%5528
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5528 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 South
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 Westhill - 05 S01017749
S01017749MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Westhill S02003292
S02003292LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Westhill - 04 S01010585
S01010585MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Westhill S02001991
S02001991Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
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 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentJanuary 2006 — Introduced
Postcode IV2 5AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 5528 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017749 and MSOA S02003292 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV2 5AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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