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Affluence in IV2 7AY

How IV2 7AY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Culloden and Balloch
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
674 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV2 7AY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV2 7AY 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

61.6% of adults in the IV2 7AY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.5% are retired and 3.2% are full-time students.

IV2 7AYScotland
Employee, full-time42.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.7%11.5%
Self-employed7.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student3.2%8.8%
Retired23.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.3%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

31.6% of adults in the IV2 7AY area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV2 7AYScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.3%21.1%
Intermediate15.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical13.1%7.1%
Semi-routine10.7%11.2%
Routine16.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.3% of adults in the IV2 7AY area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.7% have no qualifications.

IV2 7AYScotland
Degree level or above25.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.7%7.6%
No qualifications16.7%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 7AY (Inverness Culloden and Balloch) (about 674 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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