IV40 8AU

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh · Highland · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Local authority: Highland
Constituency: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Postcode district: IV40
Postcode sector: IV40 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
IV40 8AT	66 m
IV40 8DG	89 m
IV40 8AD	101 m
IV40 8DD	105 m
IV40 8BL	172 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: IV40 8AU
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 May 1992
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: IV
Postcode district: IV40
Postcode sector: IV40 8
Latitude: 57.283261
Longitude: -5.716579
British National Grid easting: 176,101
British National Grid northing: 827,523

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Highland · S12000017
Electoral ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh · S13002994
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire · S14000094
Output area: S00163776
Lower layer super output area: Lochalsh - 04 · S01017844
Middle layer super output area: Lochalsh · S02003309

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

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.

Nearby transport

Post Office

BCT · Kyle of Lochalsh
0.1 miles
Co-Op

BCT · Kyle of Lochalsh
0.2 miles
Harbour Slipway

BCT · Kyle of Lochalsh
0.2 miles
Kyle of Lochalsh Rail Station

RLY · Kyle of Lochalsh
0.3 miles
Kyle of Lochalsh Rail Station

RSE · Kyle of Lochalsh
0.3 miles