About BID

The City Centre BID Area

The Business Improvement District takes in the heart of Inverness Old Town Centre — the streets, attractions and businesses that make the city centre tick.
The Inverness BID area

The heart of Inverness Old Town Centre

The City Centre Business Improvement District covers over 700 separate rateable properties (or ‘hereditaments’), including a mix of retail, office, leisure and other commercial uses.

700+

Rateable properties

4

Sectors — retail, office, leisure & more

25+

Streets within the boundary

Where the boundary runs

East
From Eastgate Shopping Centre…
West
…to Bank Street at the Ness Riverside.
South
From Castle Street to High Street
North
Up Friar’s Lane.

Streets within the BID area

The boundary covers businesses across these city centre streets
Academy Street
Church Street
School Lane
Post Office Avenue
Rose Street
Margaret Street
Strothers Lane
Railway Terrace
Queensgate
Union Street
Fraser Street
Bank Lane
Bridge Street
High Street
Eastgate
Inglis Street
Stephen's Brae
Market Brae
Millburn Road
Falcon Square
Station Square
Drummond Street
Lombard Street
Baron Taylor's Street

The BID boundary map

The full extent of the Inverness City Centre BID area is illustrated below.
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Within the boundary

What the BID area incorporates

Main tourism attractions & retail areas
Inverness Railway Station
Council properties — The Highland Council & Town House

Open for Business

With excellent transport links across Scotland, the UK and beyond, the City in the Highlands is always open for business. Inverness boasts a skilled, resourceful workforce — reflected in emerging industries such as life sciences and renewable energy set to expand in the coming years.
It’s also the hub of tourism in the Highlands and Islands, drawing thousands of national and international visitors every year. At the heart of it all, the City Centre BID is committed to strengthening business across every sector of the city centre.
Inverness Loch Ness Tourism BID
Education

University of the Highlands & Islands

Inverness has its very own university, offering a wide variety of courses and producing a talented local workforce.
Explore UHI courses

Business Directory

See for yourself the unique range of businesses our city has to offer.
Browse the directory

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