# IV36 1HF: area report for a postcode in Moray

IV36 1HF 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 IV36 1HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) › [IV36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv36) › [IV36 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/iv36-1)

## 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=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **Forres, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **Scotland’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Forres South West and Mannachie - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **£204,008 average price**: For the whole of Moray, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **No gigabit broadband at IV36 1HF**: Superfast for 77.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **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=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF
- **2.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pilmuir Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilmuir-primary-school-s5210127) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Forres Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forres-academy-s5203031) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Applegrove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/applegrove-primary-school-s5201527) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Anderson's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/andersons-primary-school-s5201322) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Forres (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Varis Medical Practice (320 m, 8,480 registered patients); Culbin Medical Practice (320 m, 8,469 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Forres Superstore (350 m, Tesco); Lidl Forres (480 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Forres Fleurs Place (570 m, Morrisons); Spar - Forres (630 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Forres 81 High Street (900 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.

## Forres South West, Pilmuir and Mannachie - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 706** (2021). Forres South West, Pilmuir and Mannachie - 01 had 706 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 6,912th 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: 58.6%** (January 2026). In Forres South West, Pilmuir and Mannachie - 01, 58.6% 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: 4.3%** (August 2026). In Forres South West, Pilmuir and Mannachie - 01, 4.3% 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: 60.6%** (2021). 60.6% of residents in Forres South West, Pilmuir and Mannachie - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 14,688th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## IV36 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 16,216** (2021). IV36 had 16,216 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,070th least 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: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in IV36 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: 73.7%** (January 2026). In IV36, 73.7% 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: 3.3%** (August 2026). In IV36, 3.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray)
- Centre: 57.6054, -3.6254

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=-3.6254,57.6054,IV361HF

## How to cite

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