Postcode · Moray

IV31 6JU area guide

Who lives in IV31 6JU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Lossiemouth West
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 546 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV31 6JU is like

IV31 6JU is a postcode in the Lossiemouth West area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 546 people. 69.7% of households own their home, 12% rent privately and 15% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 52.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV31 6JU compares

Headline figures for IV31 6JU, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 24 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 IV31 6JU differs most from the national average.

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An older population
29.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV31 6JU FAQs

Is IV31 6JU 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV31 6JU 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 IV31 6JU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.7% of residents. 69.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (38.3%).

Which council covers IV31 6JU?

The local authority for IV31 6JU is Moray.

IV31 6JU comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV31 6JU?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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