Renting in Inverness

Average Rent in Inverness

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The average rent in Inverness is £700/mo, with 328 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Inverness rental appears.

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Renting in Inverness

What it costs to rent in Inverness

Inverness currently has 328 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £700 a month. 16 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 29% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is IV18 at around £500/mo, while IV3 sits nearer £795/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Inverness rental market at a glance

328

Active rentals in Inverness

£700/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Inverness

Median monthly rent, based on 328 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£710/mo	68
2 bed	£875/mo	74
3 bed	£1,250/mo	33
4+ bed	£1,600/mo	6
Room	£625/mo	147

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Inverness

62% of Inverness premises can already get full-fibre and 62% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

62%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

62%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

86%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

351 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
62%
Gigabit-capable
62%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
86%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Highland), July 2025, covering 123,560 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Property types

What’s on offer in Inverness

Flats & apartments

34% of listings

Houses

14% of listings

Rooms

147

51% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Inverness — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 41% of the 44 houses currently advertised in Inverness.

Semi-detached
41%18
Terraced
39%17
Bungalow
11%5
Detached
5%2
Other house
5%2

Rent by postcode

Where Inverness rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 318 live listings in 10 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Inverness

1IV3£795/mo92 rentals
2IV31£750/mo4 rentals
3IV2£710/mo125 rentals

Cheapest in Inverness

1IV18£500/mo3 rentals
2IV36£600/mo14 rentals
3IV7£600/mo4 rentals

Features · Inverness

Garden, parking, and floor area in Inverness

Live signal across 328 Inverness rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Parking

79%

of 56 Inverness listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Inverness

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Inverness has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 18 of 18 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Inverness is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
18 of 18 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Inverness ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Inverness

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Culloden has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Inverness.

Culloden
No data available this month · pop. ~8,000
0.0
per 1k
Milton of Leys
No data available this month · pop. ~3,500
0.0
per 1k
Crown
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0
per 1k
Hilton
No data available this month · pop. ~4,500
0.0
per 1k
Smithton
No data available this month · pop. ~3,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Inverness listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Inverness.

SpareRoom

147

OpenRent

Rightmove

PrimeLocation

OnTheMarket

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Frequently asked

Renting in Inverness — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Inverness?

The median rent in Inverness is £700/month based on 328 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Inverness?

There are currently 328 rental properties available in Inverness, with 16 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Inverness safe for renters?

Inverness has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Inverness?

The most commonly reported crime category in Inverness is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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