Local servicesGP surgeryMunlochy Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorth Kessock Primary School1.1 miPrimaryMunlochy Primary School1.9 miSecondaryInverness High School3.2 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV7.8 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ80 miRailway stationInverness3.1 miBus stationBus StationInverness3.0 miFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend8.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV1 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:17 am – 10:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:57 am – 3:32 pm
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People2,909 residentsin the Black Isle South census areaMedian age 49.21,321 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,451 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C872 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 2 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 Lundielake · 1.2 miLoch na Girralake · 1.3 miDrumderfit Hillhill · under a mileOrd Hillhill · 1.0 miGlack of Kessockvalley · 1.1 miBlack Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBlackparkpark · 3.1 miNorthern Meeting Parkpark · 3.3 miWalker Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197538 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202648 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,316 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
