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IV30 6GL area guide

Who lives in IV30 6GL, 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: 1,090 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV30 6GL is like

IV30 6GL 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 1,090 people. 42% of households own their home, 15.9% rent privately and 39.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 69.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV30 6GL compares

Headline figures for IV30 6GL, 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, 21 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV30 6GL differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
21.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
A big private rental marketPositive
15.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
03
A lot of social housingLook closer
39.7% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

IV30 6GL FAQs

Is IV30 6GL 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 6GL 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 6GL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 10% of residents. 42% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (44.9%).

Which council covers IV30 6GL?

The local authority for IV30 6GL is Moray.

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

How well connected is IV30 6GL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 21 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, 1 mile 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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