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Mearns

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South east Aberdeenshire. About 15,935 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 452 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 55% of people in Mearns live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,958
Joint 599th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
55%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
37.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mearns compares

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

MearnsMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Mearns is 15,958.
15,9583rd 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%. Mearns is 55.0%.
55%3rd 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%. Mearns is 37.7%.
37.7%8th 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%. Mearns is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 6th lowest

What is the population of Mearns?

Mearns had 15,958 usual residents at the census.

Mearns is the joint 599th 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 Mearns 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
Mearns in brief

Mearns had 15,958 usual residents at the census.

About 55% of people in Mearns live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mearns, 37.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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