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Housing in IV2 4PS

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

Neighbourhood
Inverness Hilton
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
865 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (55%). Flats make up 28.2%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 4PSScotland
Detached4.5%23.9%
Semi-detached12.3%23.3%
Terraced55%18.2%
Purpose-built flat28%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.4% of households in the IV2 4PS area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

IV2 4PS
54%
18%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned54.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership4.5%0.9%
  • Private rented18%12.9%
  • Social rented23.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 4PSScotland
Owned outright29%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 56.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 4PSScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (39.7%). 18.6% of households include dependent children.

IV2 4PSScotland
Living alone, under 6639.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.3%
Couple, no children9.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 4PS (Inverness Hilton) (about 865 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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