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Local servicesGP surgerySouth East Highland Chp Ooh8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCradlehall Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySmithton Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryCulloden Academy1.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV6.1 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ75 miRailway stationInverness2.8 miBus stationBus Station Stance 1Inverness2.9 miFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend8.2 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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

Local Information

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

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 min8:56 am – 3:32 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C757 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January51 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)
Parks and green spacesMaxwell Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haInshes District Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 14 haWalker Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197539 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Aug 202548 mi away, Inchlaggan, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 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
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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