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County or areaHighland
Postcode districtIV1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:16 am – 10:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:56 am – 3:31 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,156 residentsin the Inverness Central, Raigmore and Longman census areaMedian age 38.22,224 households43% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright27% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 2,240 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 41% go by car, 4% take public transport, 28% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%, other languages 9%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C711 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch of the Clanslake · under a mileLoch Flemingtonlake · 1.9 miArdersier War Memorialhistoric site · 2.9 miMeikle Kildrummiehill · 1.4 miGlac nan Ceannaicheanvalley · 1.3 miCawdor Roman Forthistoric site · 3.7 miNairn Beachbeach · 3.5 miHangman's Hillhill · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesArdersier's Pocket Gardenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197548 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Dec 202147 mi away, Ullapool, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,232 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNairn Town And County Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryNairn Healthcare Group3.3 miPharmacyJohn Ross (Ardersier) Limited3.0 miDentistGlenridding Dental Practice3.4 miPolice stationInverness Police Station11 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Inverness Ardeseir, Adreseir3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV3.6 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ70 miRailway stationNairn3.4 miBus stationBus StationNairn3.5 miFerryCromarty Ferry Terminal8.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV1 postcode district.


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