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Housing in IV40 8HS

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

Neighbourhood
Lochalsh
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
547 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (73%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV40 8HSScotland
Detached73%23.9%
Semi-detached20.2%23.3%
Terraced3.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home4.6%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.8% of households in the IV40 8HS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 54.3% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

IV40 8HS
74%
Scotland
  • Owned73.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented11.7%12.9%
  • Social rented7.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV40 8HSScotland
Owned outright54.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%12.4%
Other private rented4.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV40 8HSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.4%). 15.6% of households include dependent children.

IV40 8HSScotland
Living alone, under 6620.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17%14.3%
Couple, no children23.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 8HS (Lochalsh) (about 547 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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