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Inverness West Rural

Middle area

South east Highland. 3,688 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 65 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 91% of people in Inverness West Rural live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,565
Joint 1,303rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
91%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Inverness West Rural

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Crime across Highland

How Inverness West Rural compares

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Population58 middle areas, Highland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 2,226 to 6,897. The middle area is 3,783. Inverness West Rural is 3,565.
3,56523rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares58 middle areas, Highland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 63.0%. Inverness West Rural is 91.0%.
91%joint 16th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage58 middle areas, Highland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 2.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 69.5%. Inverness West Rural is 80.3%.
80.3%26th highest
Claimant rate58 middle areas, Highland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 1.0% to 6.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. Inverness West Rural is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 24th lowest

What is the population of Inverness West Rural?

Inverness West Rural had 3,565 usual residents at the census.

Inverness West Rural is the joint 1,303rd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Highland

These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Highland and not Inverness West Rural alone. See Highland

Average house price
£224,574
Up 7.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,740
144th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
237,260
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Inverness West Rural in brief

Inverness West Rural had 3,565 usual residents at the census.

About 91% of people in Inverness West Rural live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Inverness West Rural, 80.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Inverness West Rural, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.