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IV3 area guide

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

Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Population
21,435 (2024)
At a glance

What IV3 is like

The IV3 postcode district in Highland covers 465 live postcodes and is home to about 21,435 people in 11,063 households. 51.6% of households own their home, 14.3% rent privately and 30.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV3 compares

Headline figures for IV3, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
3.9/ 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
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 56 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
10

10 schools in IV3. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

IV3 FAQs

01
Is IV3 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.9 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is IV3 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.
03
Who lives in IV3?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.1% of residents. 51.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (33.7%).
04
Which council covers IV3?

The local authority for IV3 is Highland.

IV3 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is IV3?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 56 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Inverness Rail Station, 0.9 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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