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Banchory West

Middle area

South east Aberdeenshire. 3,196 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 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 Banchory West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,232
Joint 1,127th 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
6.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Banchory West

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Crime across Aberdeenshire

How Banchory West compares

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

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Population62 middle areas, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Aberdeenshire62 areas from 2,291 to 6,409. The middle area is 4,107. Banchory West is 3,232.
3,23213th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares62 middle areas, Aberdeenshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Aberdeenshire62 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Banchory West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage62 middle areas, Aberdeenshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Aberdeenshire62 areas from 4.8% to 98.4%. The middle area is 42.9%. Banchory West is 6.2%.
6.2%4th lowest
Claimant rate62 middle areas, Aberdeenshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Aberdeenshire62 areas from 0.6% to 6.3%. The middle area is 1.8%. Banchory West is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 29th lowest

What is the population of Banchory West?

Banchory West had 3,232 usual residents at the census.

Banchory West is the joint 1,127th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Aberdeenshire

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

Average house price
£200,965
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,656
72nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
Joint 28th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
264,640
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Banchory West in brief

Banchory West had 3,232 usual residents at the census.

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

In Banchory West, 6.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Banchory West, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.