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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 579 m straight lineabout 7 min
Roy Bridge Rail Station
Rail
- 4.7 km straight lineabout 59 min
Spean Bridge Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 8.7 km straight lineabout 109 min
Tulloch Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 188 m straight lineabout 2 min
Hall
Bus · opp · west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PH31 4AF
Registers of Scotland · Lochaber East and North - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£382,083
Median price: £330,500
2023 sales · 12 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PH31 4AF
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 5 — Most deprived 40–50%3118
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 9
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3761
- Employment
- 3848
- Health
- 4937
- Education
- 3649
- Access
- 102
- Crime
- 6192
- Housing
- 3010
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PH31 4AF
Postcode
PH31 4AF
Coordinates
56.8919, -4.8442
Grid reference
NN268814
Easting
226,842
Northing
781,446
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8QV5R4+Q8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Fort William
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
Caol and Mallaig
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
Lochaber East and North - 05 S01017688
S01017688MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02003282
S02003282LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lochaber East and North - 05 S01010528
S01010528MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02001981
S02001981Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:19 AM
Sunrise
4:46 PM
Sunset
9 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:19 AM
Sunset (today)
4:46 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 PH31 4AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3118 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01017688 and MSOA S02003282 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PH31 4AF 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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