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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Inverness Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 12.9 km straight lineabout 162 min
Inverness Airport
Rail
- 13.7 km straight lineabout 171 min
Beauly Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 84 m straight lineabout 1 min
Dalneigh Road
Bus · S-bound · south
- 144 m straight lineabout 2 min
Bruce Gardens
Bus · before · south-east
- 154 m straight lineabout 2 min
Rowan Road
Bus · before · north
- 189 m straight lineabout 2 min
Bruce Park
Bus · opp · north-east
- 249 m straight lineabout 3 min
St Marys Avenue
Bus · before · east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · IV3 5HG
Registers of Scotland · Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£157,249
Median price: £149,995
2023 sales · 7 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near IV3 5HG
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 2 — Most deprived 10–20%1225
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 4
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 1347
- Employment
- 1425
- Health
- 1286
- Education
- 880
- Access
- 3091
- Crime
- 812
- Housing
- 1545
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for IV3 5HG
Postcode
IV3 5HG
Coordinates
57.4740, -4.2410
Grid reference
NH657448
Easting
265,710
Northing
844,856
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QFQF5+HJ
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
Inverness West
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 Ballifeary and Dalneigh - 06 S01017804
S01017804MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh S02003301
S02003301LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh - 06 S01010635
S01010635MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh S02002000
S02002000Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:17 AM
Sunrise
4:44 PM
Sunset
9 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:17 AM
Sunset (today)
4:44 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 27 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 IV3 5HG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 1225 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017804 and MSOA S02003301 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV3 5HG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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