# IV3 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Highland

IV3 8HQ is a postcode in Highland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Highland. Open the map at IV3 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) › [IV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv3) › [IV3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **Inverness, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Inverness Merkinch - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **£221,136 average price**: For the whole of Highland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IV3 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ
- **5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Merkinch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merkinch-primary-school-s5140420) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Bishop Eden's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-edens-primary-school-s5139422) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-s5140528) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Inverness High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inverness-high-school-s5142636) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Central Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-primary-school-s5139724) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Muirtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/muirtown-primary-school-s5143322) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dalneigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dalneigh-primary-school-s5140021) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Crown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crown-primary-school-s5139929) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Inverness (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Fairfield Medical Practice (250 m, 6,868 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Merkinch Inverness (360 m, Aldi); Co-op Telford Street (570 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Dalneigh Inverness (580 m, Lidl); Spar - Thornbush (650 m, Spar); Farmfoods Merkinch Inverness (660 m, Farmfoods)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,136** (July 2026). Highland’s average house price was £221,136 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,740** (2025). Full-time workers living in Highland earned a median of £39,740 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 144th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in Highland costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 65th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 237,260** (2025). Highland’s population was an estimated 237,260 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Inverness Merkinch - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 865** (2021). Inverness Merkinch - 01 had 865 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,447th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.9%** (January 2026). In Inverness Merkinch - 01, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 7.0%** (August 2026). In Inverness Merkinch - 01, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 69.8%** (2021). 69.8% of residents in Inverness Merkinch - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 6,953rd highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## IV3 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 19,284** (2021). IV3 had 19,284 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,245th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in IV3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.8%** (January 2026). In IV3, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.2%** (August 2026). In IV3, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland)
- Centre: 57.4836, -4.2349

Council: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverness-skye-and-west-ross-shire): Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.2349,57.4836,IV38HQ

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