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IV19 1BS area guide

Who lives in IV19 1BS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Tain
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
814 (2024)
At a glance

What IV19 1BS is like

IV19 1BS is a postcode in the Tain area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 814 people. 52.8% of households own their home, 14.4% rent privately and 29.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 61.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV19 1BS compares

Headline figures for IV19 1BS, 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
4

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

Questions

IV19 1BS FAQs

01
Is IV19 1BS 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).
02
Is IV19 1BS 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 IV19 1BS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 9% of residents. 52.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (38.4%).
04
Which council covers IV19 1BS?

The local authority for IV19 1BS is Highland.

IV19 1BS comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is IV19 1BS?

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 Tain 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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