# IV30 6GX: area report for a postcode in Moray

IV30 6GX is a postcode in Moray.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Moray. Open the map at IV30 6GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) › [IV30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv30) › [IV30 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv30-6)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **Elgin, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **Scotland’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Heldon West, Fogwatt to Inchberry - 03. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **£204,008 average price**: For the whole of Moray, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IV30 6GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX
- **3.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Linkwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linkwood-primary-school-s1003674) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [New Elgin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-elgin-primary-school-s5202523) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Greenwards Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenwards-primary-school-s5209927) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Elgin High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elgin-high-school-s5210038) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [East End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-end-primary-school-s5200822) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Sylvester's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-sylvesters-rc-primary-school-s5201128) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [West End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-end-primary-school-s5201225) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Linkwood Medical (590 m, 13,022 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Scotmid Thornhill (630 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Morrisons Daily Elgin Glen Moray DR (980 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £204,008** (July 2026). Moray’s average house price was £204,008 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,943** (2025). Full-time workers living in Moray earned a median of £33,943 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 31st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Moray costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 94,730** (2025). Moray’s population was an estimated 94,730 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## New Elgin East and The Wards - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 902** (2021). New Elgin East and The Wards - 01 had 902 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,866th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In New Elgin East and The Wards - 01, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.3%** (August 2026). In New Elgin East and The Wards - 01, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 72.3%** (2021). 72.3% of residents in New Elgin East and The Wards - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,434th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## IV30 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 35,190** (2021). IV30 had 35,190 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 645th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in IV30 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.1%** (January 2026). In IV30, 83.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.6%** (August 2026). In IV30, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray)
- Centre: 57.6324, -3.3001

Council: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/moray-west-nairn-and-strathspey): Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.3001,57.6324,IV306GX

## How to cite

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