Postcode district · Highland

IV19 area guide

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

Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Population: 5,866 (2024)

IV19Postcode district · Highland

At a glance

What IV19 is like

The IV19 postcode district in Highland covers 197 live postcodes and is home to about 5,866 people in 2,749 households. 64.4% of households own their home, 11.7% rent privately and 21.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV19 compares

Headline figures for IV19, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

3.7/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools in IV19. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV19 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV19 FAQs

Is IV19 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV19 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 IV19?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.1% of residents. 64.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (45.4%).

Which council covers IV19?

The local authority for IV19 is Highland.

IV19 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV19?

Connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Tain Rail Station, 0.8 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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