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Peterhead North and Rattray

Ward

North east Aberdeenshire. About 16,734 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 111 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 98% of people in Peterhead North and Rattray live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,235
553rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
98%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Peterhead North and Rattray compares

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

Peterhead North and RattrayMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Peterhead North and Rattray is 16,235.
16,2352nd 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%. Peterhead North and Rattray is 98.0%.
98%7th 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%. Peterhead North and Rattray is 71.4%.
71.4%4th 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%. Peterhead North and Rattray is 3.3%.
3.3%highest

What is the population of Peterhead North and Rattray?

Peterhead North and Rattray had 16,235 usual residents at the census.

Peterhead North and Rattray is the 553rd 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 Peterhead North and Rattray 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
Peterhead North and Rattray in brief

Peterhead North and Rattray had 16,235 usual residents at the census.

About 98% of people in Peterhead North and Rattray live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Peterhead North and Rattray, 71.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Peterhead North and Rattray, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.