High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PH50 4RY
Fort William
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PH50 4RY
Coordinates
56.7125, -4.9649
Grid reference
NN186617
Easting
218,627
Northing
761,799
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8QP27P+22
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 4 — Least Deprived 10%2290
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2290 places this postcode in Decile 4 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council AreaArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber S14000067
Constituency
S14000067Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Constituency code
S14000067
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 - 04 S01017687
S01017687MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02003282
S02003282LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lochaber East and North - 04 S01010527
S01010527MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02001981
S02001981Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
3:46 AM
Sunrise
9:04 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:46 AM
Sunset (today)
9:04 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentDecember 2000 — Introduced
Postcode PH50 4RY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. IMD Scotland: Rank 2290 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01017687 and MSOA S02003282 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PH50 4RY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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