Postcode · Moray

IV30 6EX area guide

Who lives in IV30 6EX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: New Elgin East and The Wards
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 592 (2024)

IV30 6EXMoray

At a glance

What IV30 6EX is like

IV30 6EX is a postcode in the New Elgin East and The Wards area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 592 people. 50.6% of households own their home, 8% rent privately and 39.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 59.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV30 6EX compares

Headline figures for IV30 6EX, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 39 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 IV30 6EX differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
39.7% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

IV30 6EX FAQs

Is IV30 6EX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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).

Is IV30 6EX 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 6EX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.7% of residents. 50.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (42.9%).

Which council covers IV30 6EX?

The local authority for IV30 6EX is Moray.

IV30 6EX comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV30 6EX?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 39 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Elgin Rail Station, 0.7 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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