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PH21 1JS area guide

Who lives in PH21 1JS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Badenoch and Strathspey South
Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 856 (2024)

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At a glance

What PH21 1JS is like

PH21 1JS is a postcode in the Badenoch and Strathspey South area of Highland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 856 people. 66% of households own their home, 8.7% rent privately and 23.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 60.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PH21 1JS compares

Headline figures for PH21 1JS, 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

43per 1,000

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

TransportMore

3.3/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PH21 1JS differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 8.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

PH21 1JS FAQs

Is PH21 1JS 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 3.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is PH21 1JS 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 PH21 1JS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.7% of residents. 66% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (39.3%).

Which council covers PH21 1JS?

The local authority for PH21 1JS is Highland.

PH21 1JS comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PH21 1JS?

Connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Kingussie Rail Station, 0.3 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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