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Housing in IV2 3UT

What the homes in IV2 3UT 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
854 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.7%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 3UTScotland
Detached18.2%23.9%
Semi-detached29.1%23.3%
Terraced47.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

29.1% of households in the IV2 3UT area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 43.5% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 16.5% own outright and 12.6% with a mortgage.

IV2 3UT
29%
44%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned29.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented43.5%12.9%
  • Social rented24.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 3UTScotland
Owned outright16.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.2%12.4%
Other private rented23.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 22.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 3UTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (42.5%). 47.4% of households include dependent children.

IV2 3UTScotland
Living alone, under 6614.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%14.3%
Couple, no children14.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children42.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.1%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 3UT (Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman) (about 854 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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