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Housing in IV2 3FL

What the homes in IV2 3FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
665 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.2%). Flats make up 34.4%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 3FLScotland
Detached7.2%23.9%
Semi-detached23.3%23.3%
Terraced37.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat33.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.4% of households in the IV2 3FL area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 20% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.3% own outright and 19.2% with a mortgage.

IV2 3FL
49%
20%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned49.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented20%12.9%
  • Social rented28.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 3FLScotland
Owned outright30.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.4%12.4%
Other private rented6.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 3FLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.7%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.

IV2 3FLScotland
Living alone, under 6629.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%14.3%
Couple, no children16.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 IV2 3FL (Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman) (about 665 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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