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Postcode district · Moray

IV31 area guide

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

Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Population
8,685 (2024)
At a glance

What IV31 is like

The IV31 postcode district in Moray covers 267 live postcodes and is home to about 8,685 people in 3,429 households. 64% of households own their home, 14.6% rent privately and 18.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 15–19, and 59.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV31 compares

Headline figures for IV31, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.7/ 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, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
3

3 schools in IV31. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV31 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    14.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

IV31 FAQs

01
Is IV31 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.7 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).
02
Is IV31 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.
03
Who lives in IV31?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 15–19, at 9.1% of residents. 64% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (34.5%).
04
Which council covers IV31?

The local authority for IV31 is Moray.

IV31 comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is IV31?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 27 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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