Tain
Tain is covered by postcode district IV19. It is in the Highland council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Tain, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 7
- Some can get gigabit: 16
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 122
- Ofcom gives no figure: 3
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 148 postcodes in Tain that ONS places, 7 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 16 have some that can, 122 can all get it and 3 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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 57.8101, longitude -4.0577. 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
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. IV19 1EE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Tain?
At 122 of the 145 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Tain, 600 metres 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 Tain?
3 of the 148 postcodes now in use in Tain 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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Tain?
Ofcom reports on 145 of the 148 postcodes in Tain. At 122 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 Tain?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Tain is Tain Rail Station, 600 m away in a straight line.
- Tain Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
- Fearn Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
- Invergordon Rail Station Railway station 15.2 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 Tain?
- Council
- Highland
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
All 148 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 Tain
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
Tain postcodes
148 postcodes in use in Tain, by district:
That district is in the IV postcode area.
Check a Tain postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
Do not know the postcode? What is my postcode?
Places near Tain
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Tain
- What is it like to live in Tain?
- At 122 of the 145 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Tain, 600 metres 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 Tain?
- Tain is covered by postcode district IV19, across 148 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Tain in?
- Tain is in the Highland council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Tain?
- Tain is in the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Tain have a railway station?
- Yes: Tain is 600 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Tain, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Tain?
- Ofcom reports on 145 of the 148 postcodes in Tain. At 122 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Tain?
- 3 of the 148 postcodes now in use in Tain came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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