Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%
3831
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3831 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council Area
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross S14000069
Constituency
S14000069
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Aird and Loch Ness
Constituency code
S14000069
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland
Health & NHS
Highland
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
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 West Rural - 05 S01017830
S01017830
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverness West Rural S02003306
S02003306
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverness West Rural - 08 S01010662
S01010662
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverness West Rural S02002005
S02002005
Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:31 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:31 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2019
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> Present
May 2019 — Introduced
Postcode IV5 7AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01017830 and MSOA S02003306 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IV5 7AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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