Postcode sector · Highland

IV2 8 area guide

Who lives in IV2 8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Population: 1,875 (2024)

IV2 8Postcode sector · Highland

At a glance

What IV2 8 is like

The IV2 8 postcode sector in Highland covers 32 live postcodes and is home to about 1,875 people in 716 households. 75.3% of households own their home, 10.6% rent privately and 10.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 65.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV2 8 compares

Headline figures for IV2 8, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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: 1 station within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in IV2 8. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV2 8 differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
75.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV2 8 FAQs

Is IV2 8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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).

Is IV2 8 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 8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 9% of residents. 75.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (54.9%).

Which council covers IV2 8?

The local authority for IV2 8 is Highland.

IV2 8 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV2 8?

Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.5 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Inverness Airport, 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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