Inverness
Inverness is covered by postcode districts IV1, IV2, IV3 and IV99. It is in the Highland council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Inverness, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 61
- In use before 2020: 1,334
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 1,395 postcodes in Inverness that ONS places, 61 are new since 2020 and 1,334 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 170 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and 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 57.4711, longitude -4.2269. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 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.
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Inverness?
At 979 of the 1,255 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 17 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Inverness, 1.0 km 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 Inverness?
61 of the 1,395 postcodes now in use in Inverness came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
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 Inverness?
Ofcom reports on 1,255 of the 1,395 postcodes in Inverness. At 979 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Inverness?
The open schools at the postcodes in Inverness (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). 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
- Central Primary School650 m School website
- St Joseph's RC Primary800 m School website
- Crown Primary School850 m School website
- Bishop Eden's Primary School900 m School website
- Hilton Primary School1.2 km School website
- Dalneigh Primary School1.3 km School website
- Cauldeen Primary School1.5 km School website
- Merkinch Primary School1.6 km School website
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 Inverness?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Inverness is Inverness Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.
- Inverness Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
- Inverness Airport Railway station 12.4 kmDrive
- Beauly Rail Station Railway station 14.6 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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Inverness?
- Council
- Highland
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat)
All 1,395 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 Inverness
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Highland about council tax Council tax, on highland.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
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Inverness postcodes
1,395 postcodes in use in Inverness, by district:
Those districts are all in the IV postcode area.
Check a Inverness postcode
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Places near Inverness
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Inverness
- What is the postcode for Inverness?
- Postcode districts IV1, IV2, IV3 and IV99, with 1,395 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Inverness in?
- Highland. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Inverness?
- Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat), for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Inverness?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Central Primary School, St Joseph's RC Primary and Crown Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Inverness High School, Millburn Academy and Charleston Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Inverness have a railway station?
- Yes: Inverness station, 1.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Inverness?
- Ofcom reports on 1,255 of the 1,395 postcodes in Inverness. At 979 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Inverness?
- 61 of the 1,395 postcodes now in use in Inverness came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
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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