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IV19

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Tain, in Highland.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IV19 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In IV19, 74.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,724
451st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.9%
653rd lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How IV19 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

IV19Middle
Population49 postcode districts, IV · 2021
Population: every postcode district in IV49 areas from 67 to 53,067. The middle area is 1,712. IV19 is 4,724.
4,72413th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage49 postcode districts, IV · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in IV49 areas from 0.0% to 95.8%. The middle area is 48.4%. IV19 is 74.3%.
74.3%15th highest
Claimant rate42 postcode districts, IV · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in IV42 areas from 0.0% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.0%. IV19 is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 6th highest
Aged 15 to 6449 postcode districts, IV · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in IV49 areas from 41.7% to 68.1%. The middle area is 60.2%. IV19 is 58.9%.
58.9%joint 20th lowest

What is the population of IV19?

IV19 had 4,724 usual residents at the census.

IV19 is the 451st least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in IV19

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Sutherland South - 06552No figureNo figure13.0%
Tain - 01823No figureNo figure98.8%
Tain - 021,122No figureNo figure87.7%
Tain - 03560No figureNo figure98.7%
Tain - 04519No figureNo figure98.7%
Tain - 05641No figureNo figure90.1%

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Middle areas in IV191

Postcode sectors in IV192

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Postcode districts next to IV194

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IV19 in brief

IV19 is a postcode district covering Tain, in Highland.

About 4,754 people lived in IV19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

IV19 had 4,724 usual residents at the census.

In IV19, 74.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In IV19, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.9% of residents in IV19 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.