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IV20

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Portmahomack, Hill of Fearn and Balintore, 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 IV20 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 IV20, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,895
336th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.1%
512th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How IV20 compares

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

IV20Middle
Population49 postcode districts, IV · 2021
Population: every postcode district in IV49 areas from 67 to 53,067. The middle area is 1,712. IV20 is 2,895.
2,89518th 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%. IV20 is 79.3%.
79.3%13th 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%. IV20 is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 14th 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%. IV20 is 58.1%.
58.1%14th lowest

What is the population of IV20?

IV20 had 2,895 usual residents at the census.

IV20 is the 336th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in IV20

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Seaboard - 01981No figureNo figure47.4%
Seaboard - 03600No figureNo figure84.4%
Seaboard - 04607No figureNo figure50.0%
Seaboard - 05591No figureNo figure55.2%
Seaboard - 06736No figureNo figure99.3%

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Middle areas in IV201

Postcode sectors in IV201

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IV20 in brief

IV20 is a postcode district covering Portmahomack, Hill of Fearn and Balintore, in Highland.

About 2,910 people lived in IV20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

IV20 had 2,895 usual residents at the census.

In IV20, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In IV20, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.1% of residents in IV20 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.