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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.8 km straight lineabout 84 min
Inverness Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 12.5 km straight lineabout 156 min
Beauly Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 14.5 km straight lineabout 182 min
Muir of Ord Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 37 m straight lineabout 1 min
Houses
Bus · at · south-west
- 51 m straight lineabout 1 min
Houses
Bus · opp · north-east
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Locks
Bus · at · south-west
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min
Lock Southbound Layby
Bus · opp · south-west
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 18 min
School Road End
Bus · opp · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · IV2 6DL
Registers of Scotland · Inverness Slackbuie - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£262,036
Median price: £246,000
2023 sales · 49 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near IV2 6DL
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 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
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for IV2 6DL
Postcode
IV2 6DL
Coordinates
57.4282, -4.2834
Grid reference
NH629398
Easting
262,997
Northing
839,849
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QCPH8+7J
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
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council AreaInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire S14000094
Constituency
S14000094Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Aird and Loch Ness
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 Slackbuie - 01 S01017762
S01017762MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Slackbuie S02003294
S02003294LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Slackbuie - 01 S01010596
S01010596MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Slackbuie S02001993
S02001993Accessible 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
7:23 AM
Sunrise
4:37 PM
Sunset
9 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:23 AM
Sunset (today)
4:37 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentDecember 1998 — Introduced
Postcode IV2 6DL 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: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01017762 and MSOA S02003294 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV2 6DL 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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