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IV36 3UT area guide

Who lives in IV36 3UT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Kinloss, Alves and Pluscarden Valley
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 494 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV36 3UT is like

IV36 3UT is a postcode in the Kinloss, Alves and Pluscarden Valley area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 494 people. 45.8% of households own their home, 42% rent privately and 13.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 68% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV36 3UT compares

Headline figures for IV36 3UT, 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

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV36 3UT differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
42% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
27.3% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

IV36 3UT FAQs

Is IV36 3UT 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 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is IV36 3UT 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 3UT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 15.9% of residents. 45.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (45.8%).

Which council covers IV36 3UT?

The local authority for IV36 3UT is Moray.

IV36 3UT comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV36 3UT?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Forres Rail Station, 2.7 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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