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PH49 area guide

Who lives in PH49, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Population
1,456 (2024)
At a glance

What PH49 is like

The PH49 postcode district in Highland covers 41 live postcodes and is home to about 1,456 people in 650 households. 67.5% of households own their home, 10% rent privately and 17.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PH49 compares

Headline figures for PH49, 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
3

3 schools in PH49. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PH49 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    26.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PH49 FAQs

01
Is PH49 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).
02
Is PH49 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 PH49?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.1% of residents. 67.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (50%).
04
Which council covers PH49?

The local authority for PH49 is Highland.

PH49 comes under Highland in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PH49?

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.

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