Most deprived 10%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 1 — Most deprived 10%682
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 682 places this postcode in Decile 1 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 742 m straight lineabout 9 min
Inverness Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 12.3 km straight lineabout 154 min
Inverness Airport
Rail
- 14.0 km straight lineabout 174 min
Beauly Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 21 m straight lineabout 1 min
Muirtown Street
Bus · at · south-east
- 205 m straight lineabout 3 min
Falconer Court
Bus · at · south-east
- 273 m straight lineabout 3 min
Attadale Road
Bus · at · east
- 294 m straight lineabout 4 min
Montague Row
Bus · at · west
- 306 m straight lineabout 4 min
Attadale Road
Bus · opp · west
Coordinates & Location for IV3 5JU
Postcode
IV3 5JU
Coordinates
57.4802, -4.2364
Grid reference
NH660455
Easting
266,007
Northing
845,536
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QFQJ7+3C
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 Central
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 Muirtown - 02 S01017806
S01017806MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Muirtown S02003302
S02003302LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Muirtown - 02 S01010637
S01010637MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Muirtown S02002001
S02002001Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
8:05 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
9 hours 51 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
8:05 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 51 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 5JU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 682 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017806 and MSOA S02003302 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV3 5JU 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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