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Kincorth/Nigg/Cove

Ward

South east Aberdeen. About 16,728 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Kincorth/Nigg/Cove live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,253
Joint 551st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kincorth/Nigg/Cove compares

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

Kincorth/Nigg/CoveMiddle
Population13 wards, Aberdeen · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeen13 areas from 14,445 to 21,795. The middle area is 16,253. Kincorth/Nigg/Cove is 16,253.
16,2537th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Aberdeen · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Aberdeen13 areas from 64.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.0%. Kincorth/Nigg/Cove is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Aberdeen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Aberdeen13 areas from 53.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.2%. Kincorth/Nigg/Cove is 98.0%.
98.0%2nd highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Aberdeen · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Aberdeen13 areas from 1.0% to 7.1%. The middle area is 3.4%. Kincorth/Nigg/Cove is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 5th lowest

What is the population of Kincorth/Nigg/Cove?

Kincorth/Nigg/Cove had 16,253 usual residents at the census.

Kincorth/Nigg/Cove is the joint 551st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Aberdeen

These figures are published for the whole of Aberdeen, not for each ward, so they describe all of Aberdeen and not Kincorth/Nigg/Cove alone. See Aberdeen

Average house price
£133,782
Down 5.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,020
137th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.3×
Joint 2nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
230,180
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove in brief

Kincorth/Nigg/Cove had 16,253 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Kincorth/Nigg/Cove live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kincorth/Nigg/Cove, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kincorth/Nigg/Cove, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.