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Housing in IV2 4BB

What the homes in IV2 4BB 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
951 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 21.1%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 4BBScotland
Detached46.1%23.9%
Semi-detached28%23.3%
Terraced4.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.1% of households in the IV2 4BB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 60.3% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.

IV2 4BB
83%
Scotland
  • Owned83.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented10%12.9%
  • Social rented5.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 4BBScotland
Owned outright60.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

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

IV2 4BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.1%). 15% of households include dependent children.

IV2 4BBScotland
Living alone, under 6614.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.1%14.3%
Couple, no children16.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 IV2 4BB (Inverness Crown and Haugh) (about 951 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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