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
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.
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. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 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.
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 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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 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.
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 Tain?
The open schools at the postcodes in Tain. 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
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 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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
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
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
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.
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Places near Tain
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Tain
- What is the postcode for Tain?
- Postcode district IV19, with 148 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Tain in?
- Highland. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Tain?
- Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat), for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Tain?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Craighill Primary School and Knockbreck Primary School - Tain; secondary schools at its postcodes include Tain Royal Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Tain have a railway station?
- Yes: Tain station, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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