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Fraserburgh and District

Ward

North east Aberdeenshire. About 15,806 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 67 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 94% of people in Fraserburgh and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,781
640th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
94%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Fraserburgh and District compares

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

Fraserburgh and DistrictMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Fraserburgh and District is 15,781.
15,7814th 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%. Fraserburgh and District is 94.0%.
94%10th most 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%. Fraserburgh and District is 56.9%.
56.9%7th highest
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%. Fraserburgh and District is 3.0%.
3.0%3rd highest

What is the population of Fraserburgh and District?

Fraserburgh and District had 15,781 usual residents at the census.

Fraserburgh and District is the 640th 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 Fraserburgh and District 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
Fraserburgh and District in brief

Fraserburgh and District had 15,781 usual residents at the census.

About 94% of people in Fraserburgh and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fraserburgh and District, 56.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fraserburgh and District, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.