IV27 4LW

North, West and Central Sutherland · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Local authority: Highland
Constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Postcode district: IV27
Postcode sector: IV27 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
IV27 4LU	1.9 km
IV27 4LH	2.2 km
IV27 4LF	2.2 km
IV27 4JN	2.2 km
IV27 4LA	2.3 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: IV27 4LW
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: IV
Postcode district: IV27
Postcode sector: IV27 4
Latitude: 58.147569
Longitude: -5.202380
British National Grid easting: 211,627
British National Grid northing: 922,107

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Highland · S12000017
Electoral ward: North, West and Central Sutherland · S13002990
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · S14000069
Output area: S00162290
Lower layer super output area: Sutherland North and West - 04 · S01017989
Middle layer super output area: Sutherland North and West · S02003336

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

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 60%
Next Generation Access: 40%
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.

Nearby transport

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1.2 miles
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1.3 miles
School Road End

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Glac Mhor Industrial Estate

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