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IV12 4UA area guide

Who lives in IV12 4UA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Nairn West
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 500 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV12 4UA is like

IV12 4UA is a postcode in the Nairn West area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 500 people. 58.9% of households own their home, 4.8% rent privately and 34.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 56.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV12 4UA compares

Headline figures for IV12 4UA, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV12 4UA differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
34.3% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

IV12 4UA FAQs

Is IV12 4UA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 IV12 4UA 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 IV12 4UA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 9.2% of residents. 58.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (59.9%).

Which council covers IV12 4UA?

The local authority for IV12 4UA is Highland.

IV12 4UA comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV12 4UA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Nairn Rail Station, 0.4 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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