Postcode district · Highland

IV12 area guide

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

Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,717 (2024)

IV12Postcode district · Highland

At a glance

What IV12 is like

The IV12 postcode district in Highland covers 434 live postcodes and is home to about 12,717 people in 6,112 households. 68.5% of households own their home, 12.3% rent privately and 15.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV12 compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

3.3/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools in IV12. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV12 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
28% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV12 FAQs

Is IV12 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV12 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.9% of residents. 68.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (46.1%).

Which council covers IV12?

The local authority for IV12 is Highland.

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

How well connected is IV12?

Connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Nairn 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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