Postcode district · Highland

IV1 area guide

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

Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Population: 4,700 (2024)

IV1Postcode district · Highland

At a glance

What IV1 is like

The IV1 postcode district in Highland covers 288 live postcodes and is home to about 4,700 people in 2,487 households. 54.6% of households own their home, 23.7% rent privately and 17.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 61.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV1 compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.3/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 48 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools in IV1. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV1 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
23.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
22.5% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

IV1 FAQs

Is IV1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.3 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is IV1 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.3% of residents. 54.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (37.2%).

Which council covers IV1?

The local authority for IV1 is Highland.

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

How well connected is IV1?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 48 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Inverness Rail Station, 0.5 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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