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IV2 3BS area guide

Who lives in IV2 3BS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverness Hilton
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 636 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV2 3BS is like

IV2 3BS is a postcode in the Inverness Hilton area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 636 people. 49.6% of households own their home, 11% rent privately and 35.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 45.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV2 3BS compares

Headline figures for IV2 3BS, 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, 40 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV2 3BS differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
35.8% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
30.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV2 3BS FAQs

Is IV2 3BS 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).

Is IV2 3BS 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 IV2 3BS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 8.8% of residents. 49.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (37.6%).

Which council covers IV2 3BS?

The local authority for IV2 3BS is Highland.

IV2 3BS comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV2 3BS?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 40 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Inverness Rail Station, 1 mile 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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