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Affluence in IV3 8RR

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

Neighbourhood
Inverness Scorguie
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
649 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV3 8RR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV3 8RR area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

53.3% of adults in the IV3 8RR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 35.8% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

IV3 8RRScotland
Employee, full-time35.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.9%11.5%
Self-employed7.3%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired35.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.1%5.2%
Other0.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

39.6% of adults in the IV3 8RR area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV3 8RRScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional28.5%21.1%
Intermediate14.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine9.2%11.2%
Routine11.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4%6.8%
Full-time students2.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

33.9% of adults in the IV3 8RR area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 12.3% have no qualifications.

IV3 8RRScotland
Degree level or above33.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.8%7.6%
No qualifications12.3%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 8RR (Inverness Scorguie) (about 649 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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