Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:19 am – 10:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 38 min8:56 am – 3:34 pm
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People3,742 residentsin the Inverness Muirtown census areaMedian age 43.82,218 households48% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright30% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,100 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, hospitality 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 39% go by car, 5% take public transport, 26% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%, other languages 9%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,066 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January94 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch nan Geadaslake · under a mileBeinn a' Bhathaichmountain · 1.8 miLoch Ceo Glaislake · 1.1 miLoch Ness Statuehistoric site · 2.6 miTom Bailgeannhill · under a mileBeinn a' Chaitmountain · 3.4 miDores Beachbeach · 2.8 miCreag nan Claghill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAbriachan Gardenspark · 3.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197528 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202639 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.4 · PM10 5.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation238 m781 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 165 to 422 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Craigs Hospital9.0 miGP surgeryDrumnadrochit Medical Practice5.3 miPharmacyM & D Green Dispensing Chemist LTD5.3 miDentistCastle House Dental Practice8.9 miPolice stationBritish Transport PoliceInverness10 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Inverness Monarchs View4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV17 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ80 miRailway stationInverness10 miBus stationBus Station Stance 1Inverness10 miFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend4.6 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationInverness8.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV1 postcode district.
