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At a glance

Deprivation

Most deprived 30–40%

Getting around

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

Stations

Banavie Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
931 m straight lineabout 12 min
Corpach Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min
Fort William Rail Station
Rail
1.7 km straight lineabout 21 min

Bus stops

Glenmallie Road
Bus · at · north-west
204 m straight lineabout 3 min
Co-Op
Bus · opp · north-west
214 m straight lineabout 3 min
Glenmallie Road
Bus · opp · south-east
225 m straight lineabout 3 min
Co-Op
Bus · o/s · south-east
226 m straight lineabout 3 min
Caol Primary School
Bus · at · north-east
431 m straight lineabout 5 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

See sold prices in PH33

Police Recorded Crime near PH33 7AY

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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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%

2787

Rank out of 6,976

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Vigintile: 8
Quintile: 2

Income: 3095
Employment: 3304
Health: 2190
Education: 1573
Access: 3131
Crime: 4321
Housing: 2272

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Flood zone

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Nearby postcodes around PH33 7AY

Other postcode pages in the same local area as PH33 7AY.

PH31 4AD PH31 4AE PH31 4AF PH31 4AG PH31 4AH PH31 4AJ PH31 4AN PH31 4AP PH31 4AQ PH31 4AR PH31 4AS PH31 4AW PH31 4WT PH33 7AQ PH33 7AT PH33 7AU PH33 7AX PH33 7AZ PH33 7BA PH33 7BB PH33 7BD PH33 7BE PH33 7BG PH33 7BH

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for PH33 7AY

Scotland

Country

Highland

Local Authority

Caol and Mallaig

Ward

Fort William

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

PH33 7AY

Coordinates

56.8357, -5.1018

Grid reference

NN108758

Easting

210,873

Northing

775,868

Region

Scotland

Plus Code

9C8PRVPX+77

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 Area

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire S14000094

Constituency

S14000094

Scotland

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 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

Fort William North - 02 S01017671

S01017671

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Fort William North S02003280

S02003280

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Fort William North - 02 S01010511

S01010511

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Fort William North S02001979

S02001979

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

7:25 AM

Sunrise

4:42 PM

Sunset

9 hours 17 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:25 AM

Sunset (today)

4:42 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 17 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~46 years

Active Duration

1980 -> Present

January 1980 — Introduced

Postcode PH33 7AY introduced by Royal Mail.

2001 — Census Classification

2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2787 · Decile 4

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01017671 and MSOA S02003280 assigned.

Present — Active

Postcode PH33 7AY 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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