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IV3 8QS area guide

Who lives in IV3 8QS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverness Scorguie
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 432 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV3 8QS is like

IV3 8QS is a postcode in the Inverness Scorguie area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 432 people. 69.6% of households own their home, 24.7% rent privately and 1.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 63.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV3 8QS compares

Headline figures for IV3 8QS, 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

3.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV3 8QS differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
24.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
23.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV3 8QS FAQs

Is IV3 8QS 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV3 8QS 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 IV3 8QS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 11.1% of residents. 69.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (49.4%).

Which council covers IV3 8QS?

The local authority for IV3 8QS is Highland.

IV3 8QS comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV3 8QS?

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, 1.4 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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