IV3 postcode area guide — Highland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IV3 postcode district in Highland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IV3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.1%
Gigabit-capable
87.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the IV3 postcode district (Highland) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 454 postcodes Ofcom measures in IV3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.1%.
Around 0.1% of premises in IV3 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 IV3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IV3 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| IV3 5AD | 100% | 97.4% |
| IV3 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| IV3 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| IV3 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| IV3 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| IV3 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| IV3 5AL | 100% | 95% |
| IV3 5AN | 100% | 98% |
| IV3 5AP | 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 IV3
298 rated food businesses operate in IV3. 187 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 22 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Abermar Guest House, Abriachan Eco Cafe and Campsite, Ach Aluinn Guest House, Acorn House, Action for Children.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Highland
Landlines around IV3 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.