Postcode sector · Moray

IV36 9 area guide

Who lives in IV36 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Population: 1,110 (2024)

IV36 9Postcode sector · Moray

At a glance

What IV36 9 is like

The IV36 9 postcode sector in Moray covers 6 live postcodes and is home to about 1,110 people in 389 households. 61.2% of households own their home, 17.2% rent privately and 22.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 47.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV36 9 compares

Headline figures for IV36 9, 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, 42 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV36 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
17.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
32.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

IV36 9 FAQs

Is IV36 9 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 9 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 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.5% of residents. 61.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (41.6%).

Which council covers IV36 9?

The local authority for IV36 9 is Moray.

IV36 9 comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV36 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 42 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, 0.2 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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