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IV20 1SL area guide

Who lives in IV20 1SL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Seaboard
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 587 (2024)

IV20 1SLHighland

At a glance

What IV20 1SL is like

IV20 1SL is a postcode in the Seaboard area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 587 people. 73.8% of households own their home, 16.7% rent privately and 4.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 51.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV20 1SL compares

Headline figures for IV20 1SL, 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

0.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV20 1SL differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
16.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
34.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73.8% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV20 1SL FAQs

Is IV20 1SL 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 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is IV20 1SL 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 IV20 1SL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 10.4% of residents. 73.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (56.7%).

Which council covers IV20 1SL?

The local authority for IV20 1SL is Highland.

IV20 1SL comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV20 1SL?

Connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

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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