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Affluence in IV3 8PT

How IV3 8PT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Scorguie
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
581 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV3 8PT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV3 8PT area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

62.1% of adults in the IV3 8PT area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 23.2% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

IV3 8PTScotland
Employee, full-time39.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.1%11.5%
Self-employed8.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student4.3%8.8%
Retired23.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%5.2%
Other1.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.7% of adults in the IV3 8PT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV3 8PTScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional24%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.1%7.1%
Semi-routine13.7%11.2%
Routine14.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.5%6.8%
Full-time students3.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

27% of adults in the IV3 8PT area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 18% have no qualifications.

IV3 8PTScotland
Degree level or above27%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship10%7.6%
No qualifications18%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV3 8PT (Inverness Scorguie) (about 581 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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