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IV27 4ED area guide

Who lives in IV27 4ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Sutherland South
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,049 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV27 4ED is like

IV27 4ED is a postcode in the Sutherland South area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,049 people. 70.2% of households own their home, 8.1% rent privately and 17.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 52% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV27 4ED compares

Headline figures for IV27 4ED, 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

0.2/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 1 bus stop within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV27 4ED differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
33.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
70.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV27 4ED FAQs

Is IV27 4ED 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 0.2 out of 10 (poor).

Is IV27 4ED 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 IV27 4ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10% of residents. 70.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (60.4%).

Which council covers IV27 4ED?

The local authority for IV27 4ED is Highland.

IV27 4ED comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV27 4ED?

Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10.

There are 1 bus stop within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.2 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Lairg Rail Station, 2.0 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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