IV36
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Forres, Thornhill and Pilmuir, in Moray.
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 IV36 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In IV36, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How IV36 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of IV36?
IV36 had 16,216 usual residents at the census.
IV36 is the 1,070th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in IV36
Your MP
- Graham LeadbitterScottish National PartyMP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
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Middle areas in IV364
Postcode sectors in IV364
Council1
Towns in IV361
Postcode districts next to IV365
More in the IV postcode area2
IV36 in brief
IV36 is a postcode district covering Forres, Thornhill and Pilmuir, in Moray.
About 16,860 people lived in IV36 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
IV36 had 16,216 usual residents at the census.
In IV36, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In IV36, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
61.2% of residents in IV36 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.