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East Cairngorms

Middle area

South west Aberdeenshire. 3,173 people in 1,445 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for East Cairngorms’s wards yet.

Population
3,250
1,135th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
7.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.8%
1,085th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How East Cairngorms compares

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

East CairngormsMiddle
Population62 middle areas, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Aberdeenshire62 areas from 2,291 to 6,409. The middle area is 4,107. East Cairngorms is 3,250.
3,25014th lowest
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%. East Cairngorms is 7.7%.
7.7%6th 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%. East Cairngorms is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 24th lowest
Aged 15 to 6462 middle areas, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in Aberdeenshire62 areas from 55.4% to 67.7%. The middle area is 61.6%. East Cairngorms is 57.8%.
57.8%joint 6th lowest

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 East Cairngorms alone. See Aberdeenshire

Average house price
£204,894
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,656
72nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
34th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
East Cairngorms in brief

East Cairngorms had 3,250 usual residents at the census.

In East Cairngorms, 7.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Cairngorms, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.8% of residents in East Cairngorms were aged 15 to 64 at the census.