Postcode · Highland

IV8 8PD area guide

Who lives in IV8 8PD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Black Isle South
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 894 (2024)

IV8 8PDHighland

At a glance

What IV8 8PD is like

IV8 8PD is a postcode in the Black Isle South area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 894 people. 73.5% of households own their home, 10.4% rent privately and 14.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 60.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How IV8 8PD compares

Headline figures for IV8 8PD, 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where IV8 8PD differs most from the national average.

01
Mostly owner-occupied
73.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

IV8 8PD FAQs

Is IV8 8PD 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 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is IV8 8PD 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 IV8 8PD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.1% of residents. 73.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (63.9%).

Which council covers IV8 8PD?

The local authority for IV8 8PD is Highland.

IV8 8PD comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is IV8 8PD?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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.

Explore