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IV3 8BY

Postcode

A postcode in Inverness Merkinch - 01, Inverness Central ward, Highland.

This report describes the area around IV3 8BY, 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 IV3 8BY

Schools near IV3 8BY

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Merkinch Primary School
Primary
310 m
4 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Bishop Eden's Primary School
Primary
740 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Joseph's RC Primary
Primary
800 m
10 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Inverness High School
Secondary
1 km
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Central Primary School
Primary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Muirtown Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Crown Primary School
Primary
1.3 km
17 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Dalneigh Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
17 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 IV3 8BY

In a straight line

Stations

  • Inverness11 minutes on foot850 m

GP practices

  • Fairfield Medical Practice6,868 registered patients430 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - ThornbushSpar530 m
  • Aldi Merkinch InvernessAldi530 m
  • Co-op Telford StreetThe Co-operative Group670 m
  • Farmfoods Merkinch InvernessFarmfoods730 m
  • Lidl Dalneigh InvernessLidl740 m

The neighbourhood: Inverness Merkinch - 01

Everything about Inverness Merkinch - 01
Population
865
Joint 9,447th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.8%
Joint 6,953rd highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: IV3

Everything about IV3
Population
19,284
1,245th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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.