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IV2 7ND area guide

Who lives in IV2 7ND, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverness Culloden and Balloch
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 485 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV2 7ND is like

IV2 7ND is a postcode in the Inverness Culloden and Balloch area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 485 people. 67% of households own their home, 5.1% rent privately and 22.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 68.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV2 7ND compares

Headline figures for IV2 7ND, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV2 7ND differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 5.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

IV2 7ND FAQs

Is IV2 7ND 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV2 7ND 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 7ND?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 9.9% of residents. 67% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (73.5%).

Which council covers IV2 7ND?

The local authority for IV2 7ND is Highland.

IV2 7ND comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV2 7ND?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 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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