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IV36 1BL area guide

Who lives in IV36 1BL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Forres Central East
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 631 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV36 1BL is like

IV36 1BL is a postcode in the Forres Central East area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 631 people. 54% of households own their home, 15.2% rent privately and 27% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 48.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV36 1BL compares

Headline figures for IV36 1BL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 22 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 IV36 1BL differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
15.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
29.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV36 1BL FAQs

Is IV36 1BL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 IV36 1BL 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 IV36 1BL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.3% of residents. 54% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (38.5%).

Which council covers IV36 1BL?

The local authority for IV36 1BL is Moray.

IV36 1BL comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV36 1BL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Forres Rail Station, 0.6 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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