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Housing in IV40 8DS

What the homes in IV40 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lochalsh
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
781 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (56.5%). Flats make up 8.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV40 8DSScotland
Detached56.5%23.9%
Semi-detached25.6%23.3%
Terraced9.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.5% of households in the IV40 8DS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42.5% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.

IV40 8DS
65%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned65.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented8.7%12.9%
  • Social rented22.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free4.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV40 8DSScotland
Owned outright42.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.2%12.4%
Other private rented1.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV40 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (27.6%). 14.6% of households include dependent children.

IV40 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6625.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%14.3%
Couple, no children27.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 IV40 8DS (Lochalsh) (about 781 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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