IV3 8HQ
PostcodeA postcode in Inverness Merkinch - 01, Inverness Central ward, Highland.
This report describes the area around IV3 8HQ, 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 8HQ
- No street-level crime hereScotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.Map point
- Inverness, 810 mAbout 10 minutes on footExact point
- 3 schools within 800 mNearest is 200 m awayExact point
- Flood zones not mapped hereScotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later.Outline
- Scotland’s most deprived 10%This neighbourhood, Inverness Merkinch - 01Neighbourhood
- £221,136 average priceFor the whole of Highland, July 2026Council
- 1 GP practice within 1 kmNearest is 250 m awayPostcode
- 11 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 360 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IV3 8HQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 65% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near IV3 8HQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Merkinch Primary School Primary | 200 m 3 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Bishop Eden's Primary School Primary | 580 m 7 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| St Joseph's RC Primary Primary | 670 m 8 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Inverness High School Secondary | 820 m 10 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Central Primary School Primary | 850 m 11 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Muirtown Primary School Primary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Dalneigh Primary School Primary | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Crown Primary School Primary | 1.3 km 16 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 8HQ
In a straight lineStations
- Inverness10 minutes on foot800 m
GP practices
- Fairfield Medical Practice6,868 registered patients250 m
Supermarkets
- Aldi Merkinch InvernessAldi360 m
- Co-op Telford StreetThe Co-operative Group570 m
- Lidl Dalneigh InvernessLidl580 m
- Spar - ThornbushSpar650 m
- Farmfoods Merkinch InvernessFarmfoods660 m
The neighbourhood: Inverness Merkinch - 01
Everything about Inverness Merkinch - 01The postcode district: IV3
Everything about IV3Your MP
- Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratMP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
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
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood zonesOutline
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 20202020Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
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.