IV27 postcode area guide — Highland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IV27 postcode district in Highland — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is IV27?
Broadband & internet speeds in IV27
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
48.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
18.3%
Gigabit-capable
18.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
11.1%
Broadband availability in the IV27 postcode district (Highland) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 177 postcodes Ofcom measures in IV27, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 48.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.3%.
Around 11.1% of premises in IV27 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in IV27
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IV27 4AA | 0% | 0% |
| IV27 4AB | 0% | 0% |
| IV27 4AD | 0% | 0% |
| IV27 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| IV27 4AF | 0% | 0% |
| IV27 4AG | 0% | 0% |
| IV27 4AR | 100% | 91.7% |
| IV27 4AU | 100% | 100% |
| IV27 4AX | 100% | 100% |
| IV27 4AY | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Highland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Highland district (137,217 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
20.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Food hygiene ratings in IV27
202 rated food businesses operate in IV27. 98 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 12 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: 4th Duke of Westminster's 1964 Settlement Trust, Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel, Altnaharra Caravan Club Site, An Cala Cafe, Assynt Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Highland
Landlines around IV27 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.