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Housing in IV2 3PY

What the homes in IV2 3PY 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
721 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (75.3%). Flats make up 90.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 3PYScotland
Detached2.2%23.9%
Semi-detached3.1%23.3%
Terraced4.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat75.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26% of households in the IV2 3PY area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 38.2% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 13% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.

IV2 3PY
26%
38%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned26%62.4%
  • Shared ownership3.3%0.9%
  • Private rented38.2%12.9%
  • Social rented28.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 3PYScotland
Owned outright13%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent38%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.4 people living in it. 73.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 3PYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (67.1%). 7.3% of households include dependent children.

IV2 3PYScotland
Living alone, under 6667.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%14.3%
Couple, no children11.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children3.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 3PY (Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman) (about 721 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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