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IV17 0WS

Postcode

A postcode in Alness - 06, Cromarty Firth ward, Highland.

This report describes the area around IV17 0WS, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around IV17 0WS

Schools near IV17 0WS

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Alness Academy
Secondary
250 m
3 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Bridgend Primary School
Primary
950 m
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Obsdale Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Coulhill Primary School
Primary
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of IV17 0WS

In a straight line

Stations

  • Alness5 minutes on foot430 m

GP practices

  • Alness/Invergordon Med Prcte12,966 registered patients470 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl AlnessLidl300 m
  • Morrisons AlnessMorrisons340 m
  • Co-op Alness - High StreetThe Co-operative Group730 m

The neighbourhood: Alness - 06

Everything about Alness - 06
Population
689
Joint 6,592nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.7%
Joint 9,760th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: IV17

Everything about IV17
Population
6,746
559th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
27%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.