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Housing in IV3 5RB

What the homes in IV3 5RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
732 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.4%). Flats make up 20.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV3 5RBScotland
Detached5.1%23.9%
Semi-detached44.4%23.3%
Terraced30.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat19.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.6% of households in the IV3 5RB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.1% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

IV3 5RB
49%
42%
Scotland
  • Owned48.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership3%0.9%
  • Private rented8.1%12.9%
  • Social rented41.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV3 5RBScotland
Owned outright26.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 42% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV3 5RBScotland
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40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.3%). 24% of households include dependent children.

IV3 5RBScotland
Living alone, under 6621.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.4%14.3%
Couple, no children11.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 IV3 5RB (Inverness Ballifeary and Dalneigh) (about 732 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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