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Central Buchan

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North east Aberdeenshire. About 14,496 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 385 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in Central Buchan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,388
961st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
14.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Buchan compares

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

Central BuchanMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Central Buchan is 14,388.
14,38810th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 53.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.0%. Central Buchan is 85.0%.
85%joint 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Central Buchan is 14.3%.
14.3%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%. Central Buchan is 1.8%.
1.8%9th lowest

What is the population of Central Buchan?

Central Buchan had 14,388 usual residents at the census.

Central Buchan is the 961st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

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 Central Buchan 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
Joint 34th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
264,640
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Central Buchan in brief

Central Buchan had 14,388 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in Central Buchan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Central Buchan, 14.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Buchan, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.