| Postcode | IV21 2DU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gairloch | 
| Nearest station | Achnashellach (34 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       The Sheiling (NW) 
Melvaig Road End (S) 
Melvaig Road End (N) 
Melvaig Road End (E) 
High School (S) 
Low Road (SE) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
                   | 
                
| Latitude | 57.726747 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -5.68948 | |
| Easting | 180417 | |
| Northing | 876760 | |
| Grid reference | NG804767 | |
| UTM reference | 30V 339843 6401467 | |
| what3words | hello.mend.available | |
| FixPhrase | cupid lubricant shortlist untagged | |
| Plus code | 9C9PP8G6+M6 | |
| Altitude | 20 metres (65 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:43 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.3 KMs (0.2 miles) | 
| Ward | Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh | S13002994 | 
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | Highland | S12000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | S14000094 | 
| MP | Angus MacDonald | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Scotland | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Highlands and Islands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 | 
| Date introduced | June 2010 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
                |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Remote Rural | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Very remote rural area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00162481 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Ross and Cromarty South West - 02 | S01010687 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Ross and Cromarty South West | S02002011 | 
| Travel to work area | Ullapool | S22000082 |