IV2 6AH

POSTCODE

An Inverness Ness-side postcode in Highland.

Schools nearby

  1. 2

    Primary

    0.71 mi

  2. 3

    Secondary

    0.75 mi

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School applications

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Getting around

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

Stations

  • Inverness Rail Station

    Rail

    4.4 km straight lineabout 55 min
  • Beauly Rail Station

    Rail

    14.3 km straight lineabout 178 min
  • Inverness Airport

    Rail

    15.1 km straight lineabout 189 min

Bus stops

  • Essich Road

    Bus · at · south

    494 m straight lineabout 6 min
  • Holm Dell Avenue

    Bus · at · north

    503 m straight lineabout 6 min
  • Brodie Road

    Bus · at · north-east

    690 m straight lineabout 9 min
  • Culduthel Mains Gardens

    Bus · opp · north

    709 m straight lineabout 9 min
  • Tarradale Place

    Bus · at · north-east

    722 m straight lineabout 9 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · IV2 6AH
Registers of Scotland · Inverness Slackbuie - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£262,036
Median price: £246,000
2023 sales · 49 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near IV2 6AH

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%
5234
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
16
Quintile
4
Income
6451
Employment
6748
Health
6445
Education
5220
Access
324
Crime
1959
Housing
6085

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for IV2 6AH

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Inverness Ness-side
Ward
Inverness
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IV2 6AH
Coordinates
57.4414, -4.2413
Grid reference
NH655412
Easting
265,572
Northing
841,225
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QCQR5+GF
User Type
Small 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 Ness-side
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 Lochardil and Holm Mains - 02 S01017768
S01017768
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Lochardil and Holm Mains S02003295
S02003295
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Slackbuie - 01 S01010596
S01010596
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Slackbuie S02001993
S02001993
Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2

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 6AH 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 5234 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017768 and MSOA S02003295 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV2 6AH 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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