Renting in Inverness

Average Rent in Inverness: £875/mo

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Median asking rent across 443 live Inverness listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£875 /month

443 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Inverness by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
1 bed£710/mo77
2 bed£875/mo101
3 bed£1,250/mo48
4+ bed£1,500/mo15
Room (house share)£650/mo201

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Inverness

What it costs to rent in Inverness

Inverness currently has 443 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £875 a month. 11 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 33% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is IV36 at around £695/mo, while IV3 sits nearer £950/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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Rent by property size

Average rent in Inverness by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 443 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Inverness

£710/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Inverness is £710 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 77 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Inverness

£875/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Inverness is £875 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £875, based on 101 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Inverness

£1,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Inverness is £1,250 a month, 43% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 48 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Inverness

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Inverness is £1,500 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 15 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Inverness

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Inverness house share is £650 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 201 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Highland and Islands rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Highland and Islands, the ONS area that covers Inverness. Latest: £733/mo (Jul 26, +4.5% YoY).

Latest

£733

Jul 26

Annual

+4.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£618

Aug 21

Total change

+19%

since 2021

£625£675£725Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Inverness

Flats & apartments

116

30% of listings

Houses

58

15% of listings

Rooms

201

52% of listings

Bungalows

9

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Semi-detached houses make up 42% of the 67 houses currently advertised in Inverness.

  • Semi-detached
    42%28
  • Terraced
    31%21
  • Bungalow
    13%9
  • Detached
    7%5
  • Other house
    6%4

Rent by postcode

Where Inverness rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 229 live listings in 4 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Inverness

  1. 1IV3£950/mo78 rentals
  2. 2IV2£875/mo115 rentals
  3. 3IV30£700/mo20 rentals

Cheapest in Inverness

  1. 1IV36£695/mo5 rentals
  2. 2IV30£700/mo20 rentals
  3. 3IV2£875/mo115 rentals

Features · Inverness

Garden, parking, and floor area in Inverness

Live signal across 443 Inverness rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

64%

of 63 Inverness listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

84%

of 74 Inverness listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Inverness this week

11 homes came onto the Inverness rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

11 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 4 bed property for rent in West Road, Elgin IV30
    £1,200/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    West Road, Elgin IV30

    4View listing
  2. 2 bed property for rent in Farquhar Street, Hopeman IV30
    £700/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Farquhar Street, Hopeman IV30

    2View listing
  3. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Culduthel, IV2
    £1,200/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Culduthel, IV2

    22View listing
  4. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in 2 Bed Flat, Miller St, IV2
    £800/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    2 Bed Flat, Miller St, IV2

    21View listing
  5. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Blackwell Avenue, Culloden, Inverness
    £675/moRightmove

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Blackwell Avenue, Culloden, Inverness

    11View listing
  6. 2 bed terraced house for rent in Druid Road, Hilton, Inverness, IV2
    £825/moRightmove

    2 bed terraced house

    Druid Road, Hilton, Inverness, IV2

    21View listing
  7. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Hillhead Road, Inverness-Shire, Tornagrain, IV2
    £685/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Hillhead Road, Inverness-Shire, Tornagrain, IV2

    11View listing
  8. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in 49 Culduthel Mains Avenue, Inverness, IV2 6RB
    £1,100/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed semi-detached house

    49 Culduthel Mains Avenue, Inverness, IV2 6RB

    31View listing
  9. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in 49 Culduthel Mains Avenue, Inverness, IV2 6RB
    £1,100/moRightmove

    3 bed semi-detached house

    49 Culduthel Mains Avenue, Inverness, IV2 6RB

    31View listing
  10. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Hillhead Road, Inverness-Shire, Tornagrain, IV2
    £685/moRightmove

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Hillhead Road, Inverness-Shire, Tornagrain, IV2

    11View listing
  11. 2 bed property for rent in Alltan Place, Culloden, Inverness IV2
    £850/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Alltan Place, Culloden, Inverness IV2

    2View listing
  12. 3 bed property for rent in Duncraig Street, Inverness IV3
    £1,100/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Duncraig Street, Inverness IV3

    3View listing
  13. 3 bed property for rent in Bridgefield Gardens, Ardersier IV2
    £1,300/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Bridgefield Gardens, Ardersier IV2

    3View listing
  14. 3 bed terraced house for rent in 3 Bed Terraced House, Walker Crescent, IV2
    £2,200/moOpenRent

    3 bed terraced house

    3 Bed Terraced House, Walker Crescent, IV2

    32View listing
  15. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Wyvis Place, IV3
    £4,000/moOpenRent

    3 bed semi-detached house

    3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Wyvis Place, IV3

    31View listing
  16. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in Suilven Way, Kinmylies, Inverness, IV3
    £825/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed semi-detached house

    Suilven Way, Kinmylies, Inverness, IV3

    31View listing
  17. 4 bed detached house for rent in Milton of Ness-Side, Inverness, Highland, IV2
    £2,500/moOnTheMarket

    4 bed detached house

    Milton of Ness-Side, Inverness, Highland, IV2

    45View listing
  18. 2 bed semi-detached house for rent in Ardholm Place, Inverness IV2
    £725/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed semi-detached house

    Ardholm Place, Inverness IV2

    21View listing
  19. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Alltan Place, Culloden, Inverness, IV2 7TA
    £850/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Alltan Place, Culloden, Inverness, IV2 7TA

    2View listing
  20. 2 bed semi-detached house for rent in Ardholm Place, Inverness, IV2
    £725/moRightmove

    2 bed semi-detached house

    Ardholm Place, Inverness, IV2

    21View listing
  21. 3 bed terraced house for rent in Duncraig Street, Inverness, IV3
    £1,100/moRightmove

    3 bed terraced house

    Duncraig Street, Inverness, IV3

    31View listing
  22. 4 bed detached house for rent in Milton of Ness-Side, Inverness, Highland, IV2
    £2,500/moRightmove

    4 bed detached house

    Milton of Ness-Side, Inverness, Highland, IV2

    45View listing
  23. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in Suilven Way, Kinmylies, Inverness, IV3
    £825/moRightmove

    3 bed semi-detached house

    Suilven Way, Kinmylies, Inverness, IV3

    31View listing
  24. 3 bed property for rent in Railway Street, Nelson BB9
    £799/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Railway Street, Nelson BB9

    3View listing

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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.

Where we search

Inverness listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Inverness.

SpareRoom
201
OpenRent
78
Rightmove
74
PrimeLocation
49
OnTheMarket
41

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Frequently asked

Renting in Inverness — your questions answered

How much is rent in Inverness?

The average (median) asking rent in Inverness is £875 a month — a 1-bed is £710 and a 2-bed £875, based on 443 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Inverness?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Inverness is £710 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 77 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Inverness?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Inverness is £875 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £875, based on 101 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Inverness?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Inverness is £1,250 a month, 43% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 48 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Inverness?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Inverness is £1,500 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 15 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Inverness?

The median asking rent for a room in a Inverness house share is £650 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 201 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Inverness?

There are currently 443 rental properties available in Inverness, with 11 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Across Scotland

Average rent across Scotland

How Inverness compares with the other 17 places we track in Scotland — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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