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IV41 area guide

Who lives in IV41, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Population
1,101 (2024)
At a glance

What IV41 is like

The IV41 postcode district in Highland covers 13 live postcodes and is home to about 1,101 people in 215 households. 54.4% of households own their home, 6.5% rent privately and 36.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV41 compares

Headline figures for IV41, 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
43per 1,000

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

TransportMore
2.5/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in IV41. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV41 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    36.7% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    An older population

    24.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  3. 03
    Few private renters

    Only 6.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

IV41 FAQs

01
Is IV41 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 2.5 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is IV41 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.
03
Who lives in IV41?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.2% of residents. 54.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (36.3%).
04
Which council covers IV41?

The local authority for IV41 is Highland.

IV41 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is IV41?

Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.5 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Kyle of Lochalsh Rail Station, 1 mile 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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