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IV1 3UB area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Black Isle South
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 849 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV1 3UB is like

IV1 3UB 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 849 people. 81.6% of households own their home, 4.3% rent privately and 13% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 46.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV1 3UB compares

Headline figures for IV1 3UB, 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

1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV1 3UB differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
32.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
81.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV1 3UB FAQs

Is IV1 3UB 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 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is IV1 3UB 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 3UB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.2% of residents. 81.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (64.8%).

Which council covers IV1 3UB?

The local authority for IV1 3UB is Highland.

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

How well connected is IV1 3UB?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Inverness Rail Station, 1.8 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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