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Oldmachar West

Middle area

North east Aberdeen. 5,196 people in 10 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Oldmachar West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,886
1,888th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Oldmachar West

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Crime across Aberdeen

How Oldmachar West compares

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

Oldmachar WestMiddle
Population51 middle areas, Aberdeen · 2021
Population: every middle area in Aberdeen51 areas from 2,429 to 7,084. The middle area is 4,327. Oldmachar West is 4,886.
4,88615th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares51 middle areas, Aberdeen · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Aberdeen51 areas from 12.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Oldmachar West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage51 middle areas, Aberdeen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Aberdeen51 areas from 23.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.0%. Oldmachar West is 97.9%.
97.9%21st highest
Claimant rate51 middle areas, Aberdeen · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Aberdeen51 areas from 0.8% to 10.5%. The middle area is 3.7%. Oldmachar West is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 9th lowest

What is the population of Oldmachar West?

Oldmachar West had 4,886 usual residents at the census.

Oldmachar West is the 1,888th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Aberdeen

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

Average house price
£130,689
Down 8.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,020
137th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.3×
3rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
230,180
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Oldmachar West in brief

Oldmachar West had 4,886 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Oldmachar West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Oldmachar West, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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