IV9 DISTRICT · HIGHLAND
Black Isle mobile coverage Vodafone 16% indoors here, 77% across Inverness IV9 · Highland
Three has the best measured coverage in IV9: 92/100, 5 points ahead of Vodafone on Ofcom's overall score, with EE within 2 points.
IV9: Black Isle (Highland).
IV9 scores
#1
Three
#2
EE
#3
O2
#4
Vodafone
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 112 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: IV9 8AD, IV9 8PU, IV9 8QE, IV9 8QP, IV9 8QX, IV9 8RN. Methodology.
How IV9 compares
Against the Inverness average
- Vodafone indoors: 16% here, 77% across Inverness (−61).
- EE indoors: 34% here, 77% across Inverness (−43).
- O2 indoors: 42% here, 81% across Inverness (−39).
- Three indoors: 44% here, 83% across Inverness (−39).
Weakest spot in Inverness: IV5 Aird, where EE reaches 2% indoors.
Indoor signal around IV9
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV9 Black Isle (here) | – | 34% | 42% | 44% | 16% |
| IV8 Black Isle | 5 | 56% | 69% | 85% | 52% |
| IV1 Inverness, Dingwall | 10 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| IV3 Inverness, Aird | 11 | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| IV2 Inverness, Aird | 11 | 100% | 88% | 94% | 100% |
| Inverness average | – | 77% | 81% | 83% | 77% |
Biggest difference nearby: Three indoors, 44% here and 85% in IV8 Black Isle, 5 km away.
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iD Mobile runs on Three's network: £6 a month for 15GB (read 19 October 2026). A price, not a coverage ranking: Three leads this page on Ofcom's data alone.
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