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Affluence in IV2 6AJ

How IV2 6AJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Lochardil and Holm Mains
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,337 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV2 6AJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV2 6AJ area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

67.6% of adults in the IV2 6AJ area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 17.4% are retired and 6.3% are full-time students.

IV2 6AJScotland
Employee, full-time45.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.6%11.5%
Self-employed8.4%7.4%
Unemployed0.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.3%8.8%
Retired17.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.2%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

42.6% of adults in the IV2 6AJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV2 6AJScotland
Higher managerial & professional15.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.4%21.1%
Intermediate11.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.7%7.1%
Semi-routine11.4%11.2%
Routine8.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.5%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.2% of adults in the IV2 6AJ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.8% have no qualifications.

IV2 6AJScotland
Degree level or above36.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications8.8%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 6AJ (Inverness Lochardil and Holm Mains) (about 2,337 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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