Caol

Caol is covered by postcode district PH33. It is in the Highland council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 18 of 109 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes Nearest station Banavie 550 m from the middle, in a straight line MP Mr Angus MacDonald Liberal Democrat, Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Every postcode in Caol, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Caol, by gigabit broadband Of the 110 postcodes in Caol that ONS places, 74 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can, 18 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 60 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Caol. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A830 PH33 7DF: no Ofcom figurePH33 7AZ: gigabit for allPH33 7BA: gigabit for allPH33 7BB: gigabit for allPH33 7BT: gigabit for allPH33 7BU: gigabit for allPH33 7BX: gigabit for allPH33 7BY: gigabit for allPH33 7DD: gigabit for allPH33 7DG: gigabit for allPH33 7EG: gigabit for allPH33 7EH: gigabit for allPH33 7EJ: gigabit for allPH33 7ES: gigabit for allPH33 7EZ: gigabit for allPH33 7FA: gigabit for allPH33 7FB: gigabit for allPH33 7GA: gigabit for allPH33 7HG: gigabit for allPH33 7AY: some gigabitPH33 7DU: some gigabitPH33 7ET: some gigabitPH33 7EX: some gigabitPH33 7HQ: some gigabitPH33 7JE: some gigabitPH33 7NF: some gigabitPH33 7NG: some gigabitPH33 7NR: some gigabitPH33 7NS: some gigabitPH33 7PF: some gigabitPH33 7PH: some gigabitPH33 7PP: some gigabitPH33 7PQ: some gigabitPH33 7PR: some gigabitPH33 7PT: some gigabitPH33 7QD: some gigabitPH33 7AQ: no gigabitPH33 7AT: no gigabitPH33 7AU: no gigabitPH33 7AX: no gigabitPH33 7BD: no gigabitPH33 7BE: no gigabitPH33 7BG: no gigabitPH33 7BH: no gigabitPH33 7BJ: no gigabitPH33 7BL: no gigabitPH33 7BN: no gigabitPH33 7BP: no gigabitPH33 7BQ: no gigabitPH33 7BS: no gigabitPH33 7BW: no gigabitPH33 7BZ: no gigabitPH33 7DA: no gigabitPH33 7DB: no gigabitPH33 7DE: no gigabitPH33 7DH: no gigabitPH33 7DJ: no gigabitPH33 7DL: no gigabitPH33 7DN: no gigabitPH33 7DP: no gigabitPH33 7DQ: no gigabitPH33 7DR: no gigabitPH33 7DS: no gigabitPH33 7DT: no gigabitPH33 7DW: no gigabitPH33 7DX: no gigabitPH33 7DY: no gigabitPH33 7EA: no gigabitPH33 7EB: no gigabitPH33 7ED: no gigabitPH33 7EE: no gigabitPH33 7EF: no gigabitPH33 7EL: no gigabitPH33 7EN: no gigabitPH33 7EP: no gigabitPH33 7ER: no gigabitPH33 7EW: no gigabitPH33 7HE: no gigabitPH33 7HH: no gigabitPH33 7HJ: no gigabitPH33 7HL: no gigabitPH33 7HN: no gigabitPH33 7HP: no gigabitPH33 7HR: no gigabitPH33 7HS: no gigabitPH33 7HT: no gigabitPH33 7HU: no gigabitPH33 7HW: no gigabitPH33 7HX: no gigabitPH33 7HY: no gigabitPH33 7HZ: no gigabitPH33 7JA: no gigabitPH33 7JB: no gigabitPH33 7JD: no gigabitPH33 7JF: no gigabitPH33 7ND: no gigabitPH33 7NE: no gigabitPH33 7NT: no gigabitPH33 7NU: no gigabitPH33 7NX: no gigabitPH33 7NY: no gigabitPH33 7PE: no gigabitPH33 7PJ: no gigabitPH33 7PU: no gigabitPH33 7QA: no gigabitPH33 7QB: no gigabitPH33 7QF: no gigabitPH33 7RA: no gigabitPH33 7RB: no gigabitPH33 7RD: no gigabit Caol 60 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PH33 7EE, the one nearest the middle of them60 postcodes without gigabit5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PH33 7QA, the one nearest the middle of them5 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in Caol, by gigabit broadband Of the 110 postcodes in Caol that ONS places, 74 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can, 18 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 60 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Caol. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Caol
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 74
  • Some can get gigabit: 17
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 18
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 1
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 110 postcodes in Caol that ONS places, 74 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can, 18 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure.

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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.8387, longitude -5.0974. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. 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.

Postcodes without gigabit

74 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

PH33 7AQPH33 7ATPH33 7AUPH33 7AXPH33 7BDPH33 7BEPH33 7BGPH33 7BHPH33 7BJPH33 7BLPH33 7BNPH33 7BP

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 60 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PH33 7EE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PH33 7QA, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Caol?

At 18 of the 109 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Banavie, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Caol?

4 of the 110 postcodes now in use in Caol came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

PH33 7EJsince April 2025PH33 7DFsince November 2024PH33 7FAsince August 2022PH33 7FBsince February 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Caol?

Ofcom reports on 109 of the 110 postcodes in Caol. At 18 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit18 of 109
Postcodes where every home can get superfast104 of 109

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 checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Caol?

The open schools at the postcodes in Caol. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

How far is the station from Caol?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Caol is Banavie Rail Station, 550 m away in a straight line.

  • Banavie Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Corpach Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Fort William Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Who runs Caol?

Council
Highland
Parliamentary constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat)

All 110 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Caol

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Caol postcodes

110 postcodes in use in Caol, by district:

PH33 postcode district,110 postcodes

That district is in the PH postcode area.

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Places near Caol

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Fort William2.4 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Caol

What is the postcode for Caol?
Postcode district PH33, with 110 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Caol in?
Highland. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Caol?
Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat), for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Caol?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Loch Abar, St Columba's RC Primary School and Caol Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Lochaber High School. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Caol have a railway station?
Yes: Banavie station, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Caol?
Ofcom reports on 109 of the 110 postcodes in Caol. At 18 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Caol?
4 of the 110 postcodes now in use in Caol came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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