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Brechin East

Middle area

East Angus. 3,300 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Brechin East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,366
Joint 1,190th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
62.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Brechin East

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Crime across Angus

How Brechin East compares

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

Brechin EastMiddle
Population27 middle areas, Angus · 2021
Population: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 2,742 to 5,908. The middle area is 4,416. Brechin East is 3,366.
3,3667th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 middle areas, Angus · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 34.0%. Brechin East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Angus · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 3.0% to 97.2%. The middle area is 76.4%. Brechin East is 62.6%.
62.6%9th lowest
Claimant rate27 middle areas, Angus · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 0.9% to 7.5%. The middle area is 2.7%. Brechin East is 6.5%.
6.5%joint 3rd highest

What is the population of Brechin East?

Brechin East had 3,366 usual residents at the census.

Brechin East is the joint 1,190th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Angus

These figures are published for the whole of Angus, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Angus and not Brechin East alone. See Angus

Average house price
£178,455
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,291
134th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.8×
Joint 36th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
114,610
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Brechin East in brief

Brechin East had 3,366 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Brechin East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brechin East, 62.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brechin East, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.