Postcode district · Highland

PH33 area guide

Who lives in PH33, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Highland
Region: Scotland
Population: 13,993 (2024)

PH33Postcode district · Highland

At a glance

What PH33 is like

The PH33 postcode district in Highland covers 442 live postcodes and is home to about 13,993 people in 6,372 households. 57.1% of households own their home, 8.9% rent privately and 30.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PH33 compares

Headline figures for PH33, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.3/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

12 schools in PH33. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PH33 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 8.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

PH33 FAQs

Is PH33 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.3 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 PH33 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 PH33?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 57.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (27.6%).

Which council covers PH33?

The local authority for PH33 is Highland.

PH33 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PH33?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 29 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Fort William Rail Station, 125 yards 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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