IV3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Inverness, Merkinch and Dalneigh, 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 IV3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In IV3, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How IV3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of IV3?
IV3 had 19,284 usual residents at the census.
IV3 is the 1,245th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in IV3
MPs for IV3
- Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratMP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire98% of IV3’s postcodes
- Jamie StoneLiberal DemocratMP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross1.7% of IV3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in IV35
Postcode sectors in IV32
Council1
Towns in IV31
Postcode districts next to IV35
More in the IV postcode area2
IV3 in brief
IV3 is a postcode district covering Inverness, Merkinch and Dalneigh, in Highland.
About 19,454 people lived in IV3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
IV3 had 19,284 usual residents at the census.
In IV3, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In IV3, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
66.3% of residents in IV3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.