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County or areaHighland
Postcode districtIV2
Telephone code01463
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 2 min4:17 am – 10:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 36 min8:57 am – 3:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,227 residentsin the Inverness Crown and Haugh census areaMedian age 52.92,074 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,007 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, hospitality 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 38% go by car, 2% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C748 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 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 landmarksUrquhart Castlecastle · under a mileAbertarff House (National Trust for Scotland)historic site · under a mileHM Prison Invernesshistoric site · under a mileLoch na Sanaislake · 1.4 miNess Islandsisland · 1.0 miLockFit Inverness Locksmithsbridge · under a mileThe Ness Bridgebridge · under a mileWhin Islandisland · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNorthern Meeting Parkpark · under a mileBellfield Parkpark · under a mileCavell Gardenspark · under a mileInverness Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 37 haBught Parkplaying field · under a mile · 16 haFraser Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197537 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202649 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.0 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% 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)2,168 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Joseph's RC Primaryunder a milePrimaryCrown Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryInverness High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV8.0 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ78 miRailway stationInvernessunder a mileBus stationBus Station Stance 1Invernessunder a mileFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend6.2 miBus stops161 within a mileCar parkRainings Stairs Car ParkInverness3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingGridserveInverness-Shire1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV2 postcode district.


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