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Inverness South

Ward

South east Highland. About 16,773 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 522 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 6% of people in Inverness South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,716
477th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
6%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Inverness South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Inverness SouthMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Inverness South is 16,716.
16,716most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Highland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Highland21 areas from 6.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 67.0%. Inverness South is 6.0%.
6%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Highland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Highland21 areas from 16.0% to 98.2%. The middle area is 74.9%. Inverness South is 90.4%.
90.4%3rd highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Highland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Highland21 areas from 1.2% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Inverness South is 1.4%.
1.4%2nd lowest

What is the population of Inverness South?

Inverness South had 16,716 usual residents at the census.

Inverness South is the 477th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Highland

These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Highland and not Inverness South 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 South in brief

Inverness South had 16,716 usual residents at the census.

About 6% of people in Inverness South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Inverness South, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Inverness South, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.