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IV3 8RF area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Inverness Scorguie
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 516 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV3 8RF is like

IV3 8RF 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 516 people. 81.3% of households own their home, 12.4% rent privately and 3.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 55.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV3 8RF compares

Headline figures for IV3 8RF, 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

2.3/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 14 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

12 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV3 8RF differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
33.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
81.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV3 8RF FAQs

Is IV3 8RF 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 2.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV3 8RF 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 8RF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.5% of residents. 81.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (30.7%).

Which council covers IV3 8RF?

The local authority for IV3 8RF is Highland.

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

How well connected is IV3 8RF?

Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Inverness Rail Station, 1.5 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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