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IV1 3AA area guide

Who lives in IV1 3AA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Black Isle South
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,104 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV1 3AA is like

IV1 3AA is a postcode in the Black Isle South area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,104 people. 75.9% of households own their home, 11% rent privately and 7.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 65.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV1 3AA compares

Headline figures for IV1 3AA, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV1 3AA differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
75.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV1 3AA FAQs

Is IV1 3AA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is IV1 3AA 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.

Who lives in IV1 3AA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.2% of residents. 75.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (64.9%).

Which council covers IV1 3AA?

The local authority for IV1 3AA is Highland.

IV1 3AA comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV1 3AA?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Inverness Rail Station, 2.6 miles away.

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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