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Housing in IV12 4AF

What the homes in IV12 4AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Nairn East
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
712 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (28%). Flats make up 37.9%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV12 4AFScotland
Detached28%23.9%
Semi-detached21.9%23.3%
Terraced13.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat27.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.8% of households in the IV12 4AF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 25.4% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.6% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

IV12 4AF
60%
25%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned59.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented25.4%12.9%
  • Social rented14.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV12 4AFScotland
Owned outright34.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 52.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV12 4AFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.3%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.

IV12 4AFScotland
Living alone, under 6635.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%14.3%
Couple, no children18.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.7%4.7%
Rents

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.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV12 4AF (Nairn East) (about 712 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.

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