Is IV9 8RA a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

IV9 8RA is a postcode in Black Isle, Highland, Scotland, Scotland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near IV9 8RA, then scores the surrounding small area 77/100 - top 6% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around IV9 8RA are safety and health, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for IV9 8RA is based on Black Isle South. On the official Scotland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near IV9 8RA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the IV7 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £213k from 0 rolling sales, down 0.0% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near IV9 8RA can compare 1 state schools within one mile. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near IV9 8RA by category and map position. Scottish postcode areas use the official SIMD crime domain because no open street-level Police Scotland incident feed exists. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near IV9 8RA; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.