IV1 3XL

Black Isle · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Black Isle
Local authority: Highland
Constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Postcode district: IV1
Postcode sector: IV1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
IV1 3ZE	185 m
IV1 3XQ	422 m
IV1 3UF	500 m
IV1 3JJ	539 m
IV1 3JL	575 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: IV1 3XL
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 December 1998
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: IV
Postcode district: IV1
Postcode sector: IV1 3
Latitude: 57.511609
Longitude: -4.278603
British National Grid easting: 263,595
British National Grid northing: 849,117

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Highland · S12000017
Electoral ward: Black Isle · S13002998
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · S14000069
Output area: S00162955
Lower layer super output area: Black Isle South - 02 · S01017895
Middle layer super output area: Black Isle South · S02003320

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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