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Affluence in IV2 4XB

How IV2 4XB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Drummond
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
628 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV2 4XB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV2 4XB area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

50.2% of adults in the IV2 4XB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 39.1% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.

IV2 4XBScotland
Employee, full-time30.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student4.2%8.8%
Retired39.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.7%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

49.2% of adults in the IV2 4XB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV2 4XBScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional33.1%21.1%
Intermediate10%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.9%7.1%
Semi-routine10.4%11.2%
Routine5.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4%6.8%
Full-time students3.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

47.5% of adults in the IV2 4XB area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.7% have no qualifications.

IV2 4XBScotland
Degree level or above47.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.9%7.6%
No qualifications10.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV2 4XB (Inverness Drummond) (about 628 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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