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IV3 8EZ

Postcode

A postcode in Inverness Merkinch - 02, Inverness Central ward, Highland.

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

Schools near IV3 8EZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Merkinch Primary School
Primary
310 m
4 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Muirtown Primary School
Primary
850 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Bishop Eden's Primary School
Primary
970 m
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Joseph's RC Primary
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Inverness High School
Secondary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Central Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Dalneigh Primary School
Primary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
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Crown Primary School
Primary
1.7 km
22 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 8EZ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Fairfield Medical Practice6,868 registered patients520 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - ThornbushSpar360 m
  • Farmfoods Merkinch InvernessFarmfoods390 m
  • Co-op Telford StreetThe Co-operative Group430 m
  • Aldi Merkinch InvernessAldi620 m
  • Lidl Dalneigh InvernessLidl620 m

The neighbourhood: Inverness Merkinch - 02

Everything about Inverness Merkinch - 02
Population
589
Joint 4,437th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.0%
Joint 6,714th 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.