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IV18 0DA area guide

Who lives in IV18 0DA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Invergordon
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 654 (2024)

IV18 0DAHighland

At a glance

What IV18 0DA is like

IV18 0DA is a postcode in the Invergordon area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 654 people. 51.9% of households own their home, 8.6% rent privately and 36.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 63.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV18 0DA compares

Headline figures for IV18 0DA, 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

4.8/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 17 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 IV18 0DA differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
36.3% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

IV18 0DA FAQs

Is IV18 0DA 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 4.8 out of 10 (good).

Is IV18 0DA 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 IV18 0DA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 51.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (32.9%).

Which council covers IV18 0DA?

The local authority for IV18 0DA is Highland.

IV18 0DA comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV18 0DA?

Connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10.

There are 17 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.8 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Invergordon Rail Station, 0.2 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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