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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min
Inverness Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 12.9 km straight lineabout 161 min
Inverness Airport
Rail
- 13.3 km straight lineabout 167 min
Beauly Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 101 m straight lineabout 1 min
Trafford Avenue
Bus · at · north-east
- 179 m straight lineabout 2 min
Dunain Road
Bus · at · north-east
- 197 m straight lineabout 2 min
Dunain Road
Bus · opp · south-west
- 226 m straight lineabout 3 min
Cameron Road
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
- 232 m straight lineabout 3 min
Telford Gardens
Bus · before · south-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · IV3 5LW
Registers of Scotland · Inverness Muirtown - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£199,897
Median price: £160,000
2023 sales · 17 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near IV3 5LW
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 3 — Most deprived 20–30%1961
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 6
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2093
- Employment
- 2255
- Health
- 1405
- Education
- 2316
- Access
- 5397
- Crime
- 267
- Housing
- 1972
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for IV3 5LW
Postcode
IV3 5LW
Coordinates
57.4802, -4.2469
Grid reference
NH653455
Easting
265,378
Northing
845,555
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9QFQJ3+36
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 - 03 S01017807
S01017807MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness Muirtown S02003302
S02003302LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness Muirtown - 03 S01010638
S01010638MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness Muirtown S02002001
S02002001Other 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 5LW 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 1961 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017807 and MSOA S02003302 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV3 5LW 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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