IV2 5BE

POSTCODE

An Inverness South postcode in Highland.

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Inverness Rail Station

    Rail

    4.5 km straight lineabout 57 min
  • Inverness Airport

    Rail

    10.5 km straight lineabout 131 min
  • Beauly Rail Station

    Rail

    18.7 km straight lineabout 234 min

Bus stops

  • Drumossie Hotel

    Bus · o/s · north-west

    58 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Drumossie Hotel

    Bus · opp · south-east

    75 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Balvonie Street

    Bus · at · north-east

    756 m straight lineabout 9 min
  • Balvonie Terrace

    Bus · nr · north-east

    816 m straight lineabout 10 min
  • Ashwood Grove

    Bus · at · north

    854 m straight lineabout 11 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · IV2 5BE
Registers of Scotland · Inverness Inshes - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£245,506
Median price: £220,000
2023 sales · 42 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near IV2 5BE

not available in Scotland gov.scot

People

Household income (MSOA)

not available in Scotland ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not available in Scotland Scotland's Census

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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%
5351
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
16
Quintile
4
Income
4922
Employment
5454
Health
5759
Education
6158
Access
1166
Crime
5354
Housing
5592

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for IV2 5BE

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Inverness South
Ward
Inverness
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IV2 5BE
Coordinates
57.4575, -4.1598
Grid reference
NH705428
Easting
270,519
Northing
842,861
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QFR4R+X3
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Inverness
ITL Region
Highland

Administrative Information

Highland
Local Authority
Council Area
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire S14000094
Constituency
S14000094
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Inverness South
Constituency code
S14000094
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland

Health & NHS

Highland
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Inverness Inshes - 05 S01017758
S01017758
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Inshes S02003293
S02003293
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Inshes - 04 S01010593
S01010593
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Inshes S02001992
S02001992
Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5

Sun & Time Information

7:32 AM4:27 PM
7:32 AM
Sunrise
4:27 PM
Sunset
8 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
4:27 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

December 1998
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> Present
December 1998 — Introduced
Postcode IV2 5BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5351 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01017758 and MSOA S02003293 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV2 5BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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