IV51 Postcode District
IV51 is the Postcode District for Portree in Ross And Cromarty
The IV51 postcode district is located in the IV Inverness postal area, IV51 has a population of 5,142 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census..
The area of the district is 215.35 square miles (557.74 square kilometres or 137,821.44 acres).
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District overview
In the IV51 postcode district in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, the primary settlement is Portree. Other significant settlements include Achachork, Achnahanaid, Balmaqueen, Borve, Camustianavaig, Clachan, Conista, Culnacnock, Drumuie, Earlish, Edinbane, Eyre, Flodigarry, Glenhinnisdal, Glenmore, Kensaleyre, Kilmaluag, Kilmuir, Knott, Linicro, Peinachorran, Peiness, Penifiler, Skeabost Bridge, Sluggans, Snizort, Solitote, South Duntulm, Staffin, Suladale, The Braes, Torvaig, Totescore, Treaslane, and Uig. The most significant post town in the district is Portree.
There are 2 postcode sectors within the district. Here's a breakdown:
The sector IV51 0 is non-geographic. It's often designated for PO Boxes, large organisations, or special services.
The sector IV51 9, covers Portree in Ross and Cromarty.
The post town for this district is PORTREE.
When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the Highland area with a total of 234 postal codes.
Postcode sectors and neighbouring districts
Nearest towns
To help place the district geographically, here are nearby towns and their approximate direction from the district centre.
| Town | Distance (miles) | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Stornoway | 48.69 | N |
| Tobermory | 61.65 | S |
| Fort William | 64.76 | SE |
| Dingwall | 69.11 | E |
| Inverness | 76.38 | E |
| Alness | 76.39 | E |
| Invergordon | 79.27 | E |
| Fortrose | 79.97 | E |
| Oban | 81.60 | SSE |
| Cromarty | 84.14 | E |
| Tain | 85.06 | ENE |
| Dornoch | 87.22 | ENE |
| Kingussie | 88.40 | ESE |
| Nairn | 89.71 | E |
| Aviemore | 94.08 | ESE |
| Forres | 99.29 | E |
| Inveraray | 99.34 | SSE |
| Grantown-on-Spey | 100.33 | E |
| Burghead | 104.40 | E |
| Lochgilphead | 106.56 | SSE |
Postcode information
Total geographical postcodes: 239
| Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTREE | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 118 |
| Uig | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 15 |
| Skeabost Bridge | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 11 |
| Edinbane | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 9 |
| PORTREE | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 8 |
| Staffin | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 8 |
| Culnacnock | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 6 |
| Kilmuir | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 5 |
| Snizort | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 4 |
| Culnacnock | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 4 |
| Glenhinnisdal | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 4 |
| Penifiler | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 3 |
| Staffin | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 2 |
| Kilmuir | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 2 |
| The Braes | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 2 |
| Penifiler | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 2 |
| Conista | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Totescore | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| The Braes | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Kilmuir | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| South Duntulm | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Linicro | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| South Duntulm | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Kilmaluag | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Balmaqueen | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Balmaqueen | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Solitote | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Treaslane | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Kensaleyre | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Earlish | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Kensaleyre | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Eyre | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Peinachorran | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Earlish | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| PORTREE | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Achachork | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Torvaig | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Clachan | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Clachan | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Flodigarry | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| PORTREE | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Achnahanaid | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Skeabost Bridge | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Glenmore | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Camustianavaig | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Peiness | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Sluggans | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Sluggans | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Drumuie | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Knott | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Suladale | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
| Borve | PORTREE | IV51 9 | 1 |
Street list for IV51
Property and housing
Transport and connectivity
Stations in the district
No stations found in this postcode district.
Accessible motorway junctions
No motorway junctions found for this postcode district.
Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices
| Postal sector | Delivery office |
|---|---|
| IV51 9 | Uig Scale Payment Delivery Office |
| IV51 9 | Staffin Scale Payment Delivery Office |
| IV51 9 | Portree Delivery Office |
Postcode format
| I | V | 5 | 1 | - | X | X | X |
| I | V | 5 | 1 | Space | Numeric | Letter | Letter |
Administrative and boundary notes
The largest settlement in the IV51 postal code is PORTREE followed by Edinbane, and Staffin.
The postcode area has a boundary with Sea of the Hebredes and The Minch and The North Atlantic Ocean.
The IV51 Postcode shares a border with IV55 (Dunvegan, Glendale, Hallin) and IV56 (Struan, Ose).
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