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Housing in IV2 3LU

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

Neighbourhood
Inverness Crown and Haugh
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
686 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (66.5%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 3LUScotland
Detached66.5%23.9%
Semi-detached17.9%23.3%
Terraced4.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat7.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89% of households in the IV2 3LU area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 61.1% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.

IV2 3LU
89%
Scotland
  • Owned89%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented9.7%12.9%
  • Social rented0.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 3LUScotland
Owned outright61.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 3LUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (22.3%). 16.3% of households include dependent children.

IV2 3LUScotland
Living alone, under 6617.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.7%14.3%
Couple, no children19.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over22.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 3LU (Inverness Crown and Haugh) (about 686 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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