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Housing in IV2 4UP

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

Neighbourhood
Inverness Drummond
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
820 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.7%). Flats make up 14%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 4UPScotland
Detached12.4%23.9%
Semi-detached37.7%23.3%
Terraced35.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat11.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.2% of households in the IV2 4UP area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.8% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.

IV2 4UP
65%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned65.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented7.9%12.9%
  • Social rented23.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 4UPScotland
Owned outright33.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 4UPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

IV2 4UPScotland
Living alone, under 6623%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.6%14.3%
Couple, no children16.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 4UP (Inverness Drummond) (about 820 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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