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Nursery Schools 9 Dance Schools 8 Driving Schools 7 Martial Arts Schools 7 Community Schools 4 Language Schools 4 Primary Schools 4 Music Schools 2 Riding School and Stables 2 Swimming Lessons 1 Business Schools 1 Kung Fu Schools 1 After School Clubs 1 Art and Design Schools 1

Local servicesGP surgeryMunlochy Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTore Primary School1.6 miSecondaryDingwall Academy5.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV10 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ83 miRailway stationDingwall4.4 miBus stationBus StationInverness6.8 miFerryInvergordon Port Ferry Terminal9.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV8 postcode district.

County or areaHighland
Postcode districtIV8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:17 am – 10:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:58 am – 3:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,909 residentsin the Black Isle South census areaMedian age 49.21,321 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,451 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C942 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October67 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 9°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesPefferside Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197539 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202646 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,316 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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