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IV30 5QT area guide

Who lives in IV30 5QT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Elgin Bishopmill West and Newfield
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,466 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV30 5QT is like

IV30 5QT is a postcode in the Elgin Bishopmill West and Newfield area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,466 people. 70.2% of households own their home, 5.3% rent privately and 23.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 74% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV30 5QT compares

Headline figures for IV30 5QT, 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

44per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Moray a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

2.7/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 16 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV30 5QT differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 5.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV30 5QT FAQs

Is IV30 5QT 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 2.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV30 5QT safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Moray recorded 44 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in IV30 5QT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 11.7% of residents. 70.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (65.4%).

Which council covers IV30 5QT?

The local authority for IV30 5QT is Moray.

IV30 5QT comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV30 5QT?

Connectivity scores 2.7 out of 10.

There are 16 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Elgin 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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