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IV area guide

Who lives in IV, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Population
240,772 (2024)
At a glance

What IV is like

The IV postcode area in Scotland covers 7,561 live postcodes and is home to about 240,772 people in 111,450 households. 66.1% of households own their home, 11.8% rent privately and 18.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV compares

Headline figures for IV, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
43per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Highland a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
166

166 schools in IV. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    22.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV FAQs

01
Is IV a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.8 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is IV safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Highland recorded 43 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in IV?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 66.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.9%).
04
Which council covers IV?

The local authority for IV is Highland.

IV comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is IV?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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