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IV17 area guide

Who lives in IV17, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Population
7,572 (2024)
At a glance

What IV17 is like

The IV17 postcode district in Highland covers 181 live postcodes and is home to about 7,572 people in 3,419 households. 52.8% of households own their home, 7.3% rent privately and 35.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 56.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV17 compares

Headline figures for IV17, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.2/ 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
4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
6

6 schools in IV17. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV17 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    35.7% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 7.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

IV17 FAQs

01
Is IV17 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.2 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).
02
Is IV17 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.
03
Who lives in IV17?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.1% of residents. 52.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (37.6%).
04
Which council covers IV17?

The local authority for IV17 is Highland.

IV17 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is IV17?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Alness 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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