PH33 6BL

POSTCODE

A Fort William and Ardnamurchan postcode in Highland, a 2-minute walk from Fort William Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 4

    Primary

    1.1 mi

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School applications

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Fort William Rail Station

    Rail

    177 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Banavie Rail Station

    Rail

    2.4 km straight lineabout 31 min
  • Corpach Rail Station

    Rail

    2.5 km straight lineabout 32 min

Bus stops

  • Bus Station

    Bus

    95 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Bus Station

    Bus

    102 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Bus Station

    Bus

    110 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Nevis Centre

    Bus · o/s · north-east

    117 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Fort William Bus Station

    Bus

    122 m straight lineabout 2 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · PH33 6BL
Registers of Scotland · Fort William South - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£161,068
Median price: £121,450
2023 sales · 11 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near PH33 6BL

not available in Scotland gov.scot

People

Household income (MSOA)

not available in Scotland ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not available in Scotland Scotland's Census

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%
1129
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
4
Quintile
1
Income
1434
Employment
1391
Health
627
Education
2519
Access
2862
Crime
45
Housing
1152

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Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for PH33 6BL

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Ward
Fort William
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PH33 6BL
Coordinates
56.8220, -5.1053
Grid reference
NN105743
Easting
210,592
Northing
774,354
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PRVCV+QV
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Fort William
ITL Region
Highland

Administrative Information

Highland
Local Authority
Council Area
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire S14000094
Constituency
S14000094
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Constituency code
S14000094
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland

Health & NHS

Highland
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Fort William South - 07 S01017682
S01017682
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Fort William South S02003281
S02003281
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Fort William South - 07 S01010522
S01010522
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Fort William South S02001980
S02001980
Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2

Sun & Time Information

7:34 AM4:33 PM
7:34 AM
Sunrise
4:33 PM
Sunset
8 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
4:33 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 59 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

June 2002
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> Present
June 2002 — Introduced
Postcode PH33 6BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 1129 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017682 and MSOA S02003281 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PH33 6BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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