IV40 8LA

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 8FG	2.9 km
IV40 8JY	3.2 km
IV40 8JX	3.4 km
IV40 8JD	3.5 km
IV40 8JR	3.5 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: IV40 8LA
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: IV
Postcode district: IV40
Postcode sector: IV40 8
Latitude: 57.220444
Longitude: -5.563217
British National Grid easting: 184,973
British National Grid northing: 820,041

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: S00163815
Lower layer super output area: Lochalsh - 01 · S01017841
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+: 37%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 60.9%
Next Generation Access: 39.1%
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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