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Howe of Alford - 08

Neighbourhood

East Aberdeenshire. 530 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 27 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Howe of Alford - 08, 19.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
519
Joint 2,867th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
19.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.7%
Joint 21,763rd highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
19.0%
Joint 22,514th 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 Howe of Alford - 08. See deprivation across Aberdeenshire

How Howe of Alford - 08 compares

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

Howe of Alford - 08Middle
Population362 neighbourhoods, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Aberdeenshire362 areas from 394 to 1,231. The middle area is 721. Howe of Alford - 08 is 519.
519joint 39th 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%. Howe of Alford - 08 is 19.8%.
19.8%joint 104th 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%. Howe of Alford - 08 is 63.7%.
63.7%joint 121st highest
Aged 65 and over362 neighbourhoods, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Aberdeenshire362 areas from 1.1% to 39.9%. The middle area is 21.6%. Howe of Alford - 08 is 19.0%.
19.0%joint 125th lowest

What is the population of Howe of Alford - 08?

Howe of Alford - 08 had 519 usual residents at the census.

Howe of Alford - 08 is the joint 2,867th 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 Howe of Alford - 08 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
Howe of Alford - 08 in brief

Howe of Alford - 08 had 519 usual residents at the census.

In Howe of Alford - 08, 19.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

63.7% of residents in Howe of Alford - 08 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

19.0% of residents in Howe of Alford - 08 were aged 65 or over at the census.