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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 888 m straight lineabout 11 min
Banavie Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min
Corpach Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 1.8 km straight lineabout 22 min
Fort William Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 171 m straight lineabout 2 min
Co-Op
Bus · opp · north-west
- 181 m straight lineabout 2 min
Glenmallie Road
Bus · at · north-west
- 184 m straight lineabout 2 min
Co-Op
Bus · o/s · south-east
- 205 m straight lineabout 3 min
Glenmallie Road
Bus · opp · south-east
- 416 m straight lineabout 5 min
Caol Primary School
Bus · at · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near PH33 7BD
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 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
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around PH33 7BD
Other postcode pages in the same local area as PH33 7BD.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PH33 7BD
Postcode
PH33 7BD
Coordinates
56.8360, -5.1016
Grid reference
NN108759
Easting
210,888
Northing
775,908
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PRVPX+C9
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
Fort William North - 02 S01017671
S01017671MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Fort William North S02003280
S02003280LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Fort William North - 02 S01010511
S01010511MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Fort William North S02001979
S02001979Other 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
7:20 AM
Sunrise
4:47 PM
Sunset
9 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:20 AM
Sunset (today)
4:47 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 PH33 7BD 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 7BD 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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