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IV2 6GH area guide

Who lives in IV2 6GH, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Inshes
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,447 (2024)
At a glance

What IV2 6GH is like

IV2 6GH is a postcode in the Inverness Inshes area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,447 people. 66.5% of households own their home, 10.2% rent privately and 15.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 76.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV2 6GH compares

Headline figures for IV2 6GH, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 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
2.5/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
7

7 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

IV2 6GH FAQs

01
Is IV2 6GH a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is IV2 6GH 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 IV2 6GH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 10.6% of residents. 66.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (32.4%).
04
Which council covers IV2 6GH?

The local authority for IV2 6GH is Highland.

IV2 6GH comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is IV2 6GH?

Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.5 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Inverness Rail Station, 2.9 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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