# IV9 8YW: area report for a postcode in Highland

IV9 8YW 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 IV9 8YW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) › [IV9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv9) › [IV9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv9-8)

## 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=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **Inverness Airport, 7.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **Scotland’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Black Isle South - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **£221,136 average price**: For the whole of Highland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **86% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW
- **1.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Avoch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avoch-primary-school-s5113423) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Scotmid Avoch (140 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative)

## 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.

## Black Isle Fortrose and Avoch - 04 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 802** (2021). Black Isle Fortrose and Avoch - 04 had 802 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,600th 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Black Isle Fortrose and Avoch - 04, 97.0% 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: 1.9%** (August 2026). In Black Isle Fortrose and Avoch - 04, 1.9% 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: 58.9%** (2021). 58.9% of residents in Black Isle Fortrose and Avoch - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,201st lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## IV9 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 1,330** (2021). IV9 had 1,330 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 228th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in IV9 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: 85.9%** (January 2026). In IV9, 85.9% 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: 2.0%** (August 2026). In IV9, 2.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland)
- Centre: 57.5671, -4.1693

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

## Your MP

- [Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/caithness-sutherland-and-easter-ross): Jamie Stone (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-4.1693,57.5671,IV98YW

## How to cite

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