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IV2 7WB area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Inverness Smithton
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 548 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV2 7WB is like

IV2 7WB is a postcode in the Inverness Smithton area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 548 people. 64.7% of households own their home, 27.6% rent privately and 3.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 66% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV2 7WB compares

Headline figures for IV2 7WB, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV2 7WB differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
27.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

IV2 7WB FAQs

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

Is IV2 7WB 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 7WB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 8.7% of residents. 64.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (29.7%).

Which council covers IV2 7WB?

The local authority for IV2 7WB is Highland.

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

How well connected is IV2 7WB?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 31 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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