POSTCODE DISTRICT · SCOTLAND

Highland IV27 postcode area

IV27 includes communities in the north-west Highlands. Highland council covers a much larger area with different settlement patterns.

DISTRICT REPORT SCOPE

Area evidence, not a full-postcode grade

The IV27 prefix covers multiple addresses and may cross council or warning-area boundaries. The 0–6 Data & Preparedness Score below counts documented sources for this district. It is separate from the conditional A–G disruption grade on a full-postcode report.

A–G grade for IV27: not assessed at district level. A complete postcode is needed to check live utility and road incidents and listed emergency-care distance. A grade appears only when all three inputs can be scored. How the full-postcode grade works.

Population density compared with the UK

UK average: 287 residents/km². Figures below cover the named councils.

Highland9 residents/km²UK council density percentile: 0/100

ONS mid-2025 population estimates · MYE5

Preparedness conclusion for IV27

Highland is well below the UK density average. Plan for the connections your household relies on.

Highland is 278 residents/km² below the UK average of 287 residents/km².

The low Highland average reflects a large council area. It cannot tell you the distance to help, the availability of a service or whether a road serving your address is open. In IV27, an exact location and its access arrangements are more informative for planning than the council average alone.

Check current SEPA flood warnings

Local flood evidence for IV27

Recorded flooding

Highland Council's Lochinver flood-plan datasheet records February 1998 heavy-rain flooding understood to have affected Lochinver Primary School. Lochinver is one community in the much larger IV27 district; this does not establish an incident at another IV27 address.

Highland Council Lochinver flood-plan datasheet

Official flood source and coverage limit

SEPA describes Caithness and Sutherland as a regional flood-forecast area. No IV27-specific live warning boundary has been verified here, so this regional geography does not earn the local-warning point.

SEPA regional flood area descriptions

Data & Preparedness Score 5/6

Several useful sources are available. Check the gaps below. The score describes the evidence available in this report. It does not measure risk, safety or personal readiness.

Warning coverage 1/2: An official service is linked. A named local warning or alert area has not been verified for this page.
Official guidance 2/2: Local authority or regional preparedness guidance is linked below.
Data completeness 2/2: Council density is available. A local flood record is documented.

How the district score is calculated

Warning coverage earns 2 points for a documented local warning area, 1 for an official service link and 0 when no source can be identified. Guidance earns 2 for a local authority or regional preparedness link, 1 for UK guidance and 0 when neither is available.

Data completeness earns 2 points when council density and a documented local flood record are both available, 1 for either and 0 for neither. The three scores are added. The number or severity of current warnings does not change the score.

Emergency information for IV27

Record the full address and the contact details you would use if a normal service or connection were disrupted. Agree how to check in with your household if plans change. Consult Scottish warnings and local authority updates for the location you are visiting or travelling through.

Highland Council gives flooding advice and contacts for its communities. In IV27, confirm the exact settlement and access route before relying on a council-wide update.

Check a full IV27 postcode

Enter the complete postcode, including its final three characters, to see the nine-indicator evidence breakdown, any supported provisional A–G grade, local incident results and a check against official flood-warning boundaries.

How the nine indicators apply

A district prefix covers many full postcodes. This page has no live A–G disruption grade and does not assess war or nuclear risk. Enter a complete postcode above to see the nine-indicator breakdown for its returned location.

Can contribute to a full-postcode grade: Infrastructure: matched electricity or water incidents where covered. Medical resources: straight-line distance to a listed emergency department. Road access: nearby active TfL events where covered. Missing feeds are excluded, not scored as zero.
Can be shown, without a risk score: Wind direction and speed, one-hour rainfall forecast, and elevation with sampled local relief. These do not establish exposure to a particular incident or protection at a building.
No verified postcode-level assessment: Military targeting, building structure and designated shelter availability. A postcode prefix cannot supply these details.

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