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Banchory and Mid Deeside

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South Aberdeenshire. About 11,478 people in 408 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Banchory and Mid Deeside, 16.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,259
1,881st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
16.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.3%
1,609th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Banchory and Mid Deeside compares

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

Banchory and Mid DeesideMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 11,259.
11,2593rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Aberdeenshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 14.3% to 82.2%. The middle area is 46.2%. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 16.0%.
16.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Aberdeenshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 1.1% to 3.3%. The middle area is 1.9%. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6419 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 58.3% to 64.7%. The middle area is 62.1%. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 58.3%.
58.3%lowest

Figures for the whole of Aberdeenshire

These figures are published for the whole of Aberdeenshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Aberdeenshire and not Banchory and Mid Deeside 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
Banchory and Mid Deeside in brief

Banchory and Mid Deeside had 11,259 usual residents at the census.

In Banchory and Mid Deeside, 16.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Banchory and Mid Deeside, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.3% of residents in Banchory and Mid Deeside were aged 15 to 64 at the census.