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Housing in IV2 4EA

What the homes in IV2 4EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Hilton
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
726 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.3%). Flats make up 32.7%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 4EAScotland
Detached19.9%23.9%
Semi-detached34.3%23.3%
Terraced11.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat31.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.5% of households in the IV2 4EA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 25.9% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.2% own outright and 33.2% with a mortgage.

IV2 4EA
60%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned60.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.6%0.9%
  • Private rented25.9%12.9%
  • Social rented10.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 4EAScotland
Owned outright27.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 4EAScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.6%). 21.7% of households include dependent children.

IV2 4EAScotland
Living alone, under 6636.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.9%14.3%
Couple, no children14.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 4EA (Inverness Hilton) (about 726 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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