Mearns South and Benholm
Middle areaSouth Aberdeenshire. 5,234 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 178 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 35% of people in Mearns South and Benholm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Mearns South and Benholm
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How Mearns South and Benholm compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Mearns South and Benholm?
Mearns South and Benholm had 5,157 usual residents at the census.
Mearns South and Benholm is the joint 1,992nd 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 Mearns South and Benholm alone. See Aberdeenshire
Mearns South and Benholm in brief
Mearns South and Benholm had 5,157 usual residents at the census.
About 35% of people in Mearns South and Benholm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mearns South and Benholm, 26.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Mearns South and Benholm, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.