Burghead
Burghead is covered by postcode district IV30. It is in the Moray council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Burghead, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 8
- Some can get gigabit: 11
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 44
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
Of the 63 postcodes in Burghead that ONS places, 8 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 11 have some that can and 44 can all get it.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 57.7009, longitude -3.4850. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Further out, not drawn
This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.
What is it like to live in Burghead?
At 44 of the 63 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Elgin, 12.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Burghead?
None of the 63 postcodes now in use in Burghead came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Burghead?
Ofcom reports on 63 of the 63 postcodes in Burghead. At 44 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Burghead?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Burghead is Elgin Rail Station, 12.2 km away in a straight line.
- Elgin Rail Station Railway station 12.2 kmDrive
- Forres Rail Station Railway station 13.0 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Burghead?
- Council
- Moray
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party)
All 63 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Burghead
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Moray about council tax Council tax, on moray.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Burghead postcodes
63 postcodes in use in Burghead, by district:
That district is in the IV postcode area.
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Places near Burghead
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Burghead
- What is it like to live in Burghead?
- At 44 of the 63 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Elgin, 12.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Burghead?
- Burghead is covered by postcode district IV30, across 63 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Burghead in?
- Burghead is in the Moray council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Burghead?
- Burghead is in the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Burghead have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Burghead is Elgin, 12.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Burghead?
- Ofcom reports on 63 of the 63 postcodes in Burghead. At 44 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Burghead?
- None of the 63 postcodes now in use in Burghead came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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