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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 2 min4:17 am – 10:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 36 min8:57 am – 3:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C868 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 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 landmarksLoch na Girralake · 1.9 miLoch Lundielake · 2.0 miGlack of Kessockvalley · under a mileCraigphadrig Forestforest · 1.8 miOrd Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Cherrytidal water · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNorthern Meeting Parkpark · 1.9 miBlackparkpark · 1.9 miBellfield Parkpark · 2.2 miHawthorn Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 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 202650 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.2 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
Elevation2 m7 ft below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesGP surgeryFairfield Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNorth Kessock Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryMerkinch Primary School1.1 miSecondaryInverness High School1.7 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV8.1 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ79 miRailway stationInverness1.7 miBus stationBus StationInverness1.6 miFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend7.0 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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