The postcode IV3 5AZ is located in Highland It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. IV3 5AZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
IV3 5AZ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of IV3 5AZ as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-Pressed European Settlers.
The closest road name to IV3 5AZ is St Fergus Drive which is centered 117 m away.
The nearest bus stop is St Fergus Drive and is 59 m away. The closest railway station is Inverness Rail Station, 1.72 km away.
Residents reported an average download speed of 39.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for IV3 5AZ is covered by the Scotland police force association and Highland Health and Social Care Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to IV3 5AZ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to IV3 5AZ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode IV3 5AZ
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to IV3 5AZ - Data from Apr 2022
| St Fergus Drive | 59 m | |
| Cemetery Gates | 99 m | |
| St Andrew Drive | 191 m | |
| Bruce Avenue | 245 m | |
| Bruce Avenue | 368 m | |
| Huntly Street | 1.31 km | |
| Poundstretchers | 1.46 km | |
| Castle Wynd | 1.5 km | |
| Inverness Rail Station | 1.72 km | |
| Inverness Rail Station | 1.78 km | |
| Inverness Rail Station | 1.78 km | |
| Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing | 8.58 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to IV3 5AZ - Data from Dec 2021
| Loch na Sanais | 815 m | |
| Whin Island | 1.17 km | |
| Ness Islands | 1.18 km | |
| Craig Phadrig | 1.61 km | |
| Craigphadrig Forest | 1.79 km | |
| MacGruer's Pond | 2.55 km | |
| Dunain Hill | 2.92 km | |
| Racecourse Wood | 3.23 km | |
| Craigton Point | 3.46 km | |
| Longman Point | 3.57 km | |
| Kinlea Wood | 3.86 km | |
| Glack of Kessock | Valley | 3.99 km |
| Dalreoch Wood | 4.08 km | |
| Kessock Wood | 4.16 km | |
| Cullaird Wood | 4.25 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for IV3 5AZ - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 48 Mbps | 39.3 Mbps | 73.78 Mbps |
| Upload | 16.9 Mbps | 12.1 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 11.5 | 1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 54.2 | 17.4 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for IV3 5AZ - Data from 2020
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 57.47019700 |
| Longitude | -4.24637100 |
| OS Easting | 265373 |
| OS Northing | 0844442 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Scotland |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Electoral Ward | Inverness Central |
| Local Authority District | Highland |
| European Electoral Region | Scotland |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Highlands and Islands |
| International Territorial Level Code | S30000030 |
| Travel To Work Area | Inverness |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
Highland |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Hard-pressed living Group: Migration and churn Subgroup: Hard-Pressed European Settlers |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Other Urban Area |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001685 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh - 04 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 8D3 |