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Housing in IV2 7LS

What the homes in IV2 7LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Culloden and Balloch
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
546 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (83.3%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV2 7LSScotland
Detached83.3%23.9%
Semi-detached12.9%23.3%
Terraced3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

91% of households in the IV2 7LS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.5% own outright and 39.5% with a mortgage.

IV2 7LS
91%
Scotland
  • Owned91%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.1%0.9%
  • Private rented5.2%12.9%
  • Social rented1.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV2 7LSScotland
Owned outright51.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan39.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV2 7LSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.3%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

IV2 7LSScotland
Living alone, under 6611.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.3%
Couple, no children22.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children21.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.7%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 7LS (Inverness Culloden and Balloch) (about 546 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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