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Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

Ward

North Aberdeenshire. About 15,446 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 800 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 53% of people in Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,553
689th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
53%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
49.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford compares

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Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of AlfordMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford is 15,553.
15,5535th 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%. Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford is 53.0%.
53%joint 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%. Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford is 49.3%.
49.3%8th 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%. Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford is 2.1%.
2.1%8th highest

What is the population of Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford?

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford had 15,553 usual residents at the census.

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford is the 689th 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 Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford 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
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford in brief

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford had 15,553 usual residents at the census.

About 53% of people in Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, 49.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.