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Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02

Neighbourhood

South east Aberdeenshire. 708 people in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
626
5,235th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.9%
21,077th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02. See deprivation across Aberdeenshire

How Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 compares

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

Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02Middle
Population362 neighbourhoods, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Aberdeenshire362 areas from 394 to 1,231. The middle area is 721. Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 is 626.
626joint 112th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage362 neighbourhoods, Aberdeenshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Aberdeenshire362 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 50.5%. Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 is 89.1%.
89.1%75th highest
Claimant rate324 neighbourhoods, Aberdeenshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Aberdeenshire324 areas from 0.0% to 8.6%. The middle area is 1.8%. Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 28th highest
Aged 15 to 64362 neighbourhoods, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Aberdeenshire362 areas from 46.6% to 75.2%. The middle area is 62.1%. Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 is 63.9%.
63.9%joint 113th highest

Figures for the whole of Aberdeenshire

These figures are published for the whole of Aberdeenshire, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Aberdeenshire and not Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 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
Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 in brief

Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 had 626 usual residents at the census.

In Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.9% of residents in Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.