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Driving Schools 5 Nursery Schools 3 Dance Schools 2 Primary Schools 2 Riding School and Stables 2 Music Schools 1 Community Schools 1 Language Schools 1 Schools 1

Local servicesGP surgeryStrathpeffer Medical Practice6.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStrathgarve Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV25 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ98 miRailway stationGarveunder a mileFerryInvergordon Port Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV23 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV23 postcode district.

County or areaHighland
Postcode districtIV23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 4 min4:18 am – 10:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 34 min9:00 am – 3:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,507 residentsin the Ross and Cromarty Central census areaMedian age 51.81,546 households74% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,781 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, construction 12%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,391 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January83 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 6°CFMarch: 0 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 4 to 14°CMJune: 7 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 4 to 11°CONovember: 1 to 8°CNDecember: -1 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMeall Ruighe an Fhirichmountain · 1.6 miCarn Loch an Tuircmountain · 2.1 miLochan Dubh na Caillichlake · 1.5 miLoch Luichartlake · 1.5 miStrath Garvevalley · under a mileTorr Breachill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197025 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197535 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202634 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.4 · PM10 5.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband73% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,696 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 301 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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