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Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04

Neighbourhood

South east Aberdeenshire. 560 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
569
Joint 3,973rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.3%
Joint 19,996th lowest 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 - 04. See deprivation across Aberdeenshire

How Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04 compares

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

Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04Middle
Population362 neighbourhoods, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Aberdeenshire362 areas from 394 to 1,231. The middle area is 721. Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04 is 569.
56979th least populated
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 - 04 is 92.7%.
92.7%63rd 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 - 04 is 0.9%.
0.9%joint 33rd lowest
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 - 04 is 62.3%.
62.3%joint 171st highest

What is the population of Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04?

Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04 had 569 usual residents at the census.

Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04 is the joint 3,973rd least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

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 - 04 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
Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04 in brief

Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04 had 569 usual residents at the census.

In Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.3% of residents in Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.