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Housing in IV12 5PG

What the homes in IV12 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Nairn West
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
551 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.6%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV12 5PGScotland
Detached25.5%23.9%
Semi-detached56.6%23.3%
Terraced9.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.3% of households in the IV12 5PG area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.6% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

IV12 5PG
64%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned64.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented5.2%12.9%
  • Social rented24.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV12 5PGScotland
Owned outright41.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV12 5PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.4%). 12.9% of households include dependent children.

IV12 5PGScotland
Living alone, under 6623.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.3%14.3%
Couple, no children14%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 5PG (Nairn West) (about 551 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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