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Housing in IV3 8FA

What the homes in IV3 8FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Kinmylies and South West
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,751 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.9%). Flats make up 24.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV3 8FAScotland
Detached26.3%23.9%
Semi-detached33.9%23.3%
Terraced15.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat21.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.8% of households in the IV3 8FA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 19.9% own outright and 40.9% with a mortgage.

IV3 8FA
61%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned60.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership4.1%0.9%
  • Private rented8.8%12.9%
  • Social rented26.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV3 8FAScotland
Owned outright19.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan40.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV3 8FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.4%). 34.8% of households include dependent children.

IV3 8FAScotland
Living alone, under 6622.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over3.8%14.3%
Couple, no children25.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children25.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 8FA (Inverness Kinmylies and South West) (about 1,751 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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