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IV4 7AY area guide

Who lives in IV4 7AY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverness West Rural
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 696 (2024)

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At a glance

What IV4 7AY is like

IV4 7AY is a postcode in the Inverness West Rural area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 696 people. 75.2% of households own their home, 17.8% rent privately and 0.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 59.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV4 7AY compares

Headline figures for IV4 7AY, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

43per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Highland a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

2.3/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV4 7AY differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
17.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
27.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
75.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV4 7AY FAQs

Is IV4 7AY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is IV4 7AY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Highland recorded 43 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in IV4 7AY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 11.4% of residents. 75.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (76.2%).

Which council covers IV4 7AY?

The local authority for IV4 7AY is Highland.

IV4 7AY comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV4 7AY?

Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Beauly Rail Station, 0.7 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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