Housing in IV10 8SU
What the homes in IV10 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Black Isle Fortrose and Avoch
- Council
- Highland
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 636 (2024)
IV10 8SUHighland
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (64.1%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
82.1% of households in the IV10 8SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.1% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
- Private rented11%12.9%
- Social rented5%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.3%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Scotland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV10 8SU (Black Isle Fortrose and Avoch) (about 636 residents).
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.