# Letham and Glamis South Angus. 5,960 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 217 square kilometres. Letham and Glamis had 5,720 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Middle area. Code S02002648. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) › [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) ## Key figures - **Population: 5,720** (2021). Letham and Glamis had 5,720 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,401st least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/angus/letham-and-glamis#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in Letham and Glamis live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/angus/letham-and-glamis#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 26.7%** (January 2026). In Letham and Glamis, 26.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/angus/letham-and-glamis#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 2.2%** (August 2026). In Letham and Glamis, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/angus/letham-and-glamis#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S02002648) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 14% of people in Letham and Glamis live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=S02002648) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Angus. The outline is Letham and Glamis. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S02002648) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Angus. The outline is Letham and Glamis. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S02002648) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Letham and Glamis had 5,720 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Letham and Glamis Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. ## How Letham and Glamis compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Letham and Glamis | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 5,720 | 2nd most populated | 27 middle areas, Angus · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 14% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 middle areas, Angus · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 26.7% | 6th lowest | 27 middle areas, Angus · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 2.2% | joint 9th lowest | 27 middle areas, Angus · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Letham and Glamis? Letham and Glamis had 5,720 usual residents at the census. Letham and Glamis is the joint 2,401st 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 Letham and Glamis alone. [See Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) - **Average house price: £178,424** (August 2026). Angus’s average house price was £178,424 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £37,291** (2025). Full-time workers living in Angus earned a median of £37,291 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 134th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 4.8×** (2025). A home in Angus costs 4.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 37th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Population estimate: 114,610** (2025). Angus’s population was an estimated 114,610 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. ## Letham and Glamis in brief Letham and Glamis had 5,720 usual residents at the census. About 14% of people in Letham and Glamis live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Letham and Glamis, 26.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Letham and Glamis, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: S02002648 - Ward: [Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim †](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/ward/arbroath-west-letham-and-friockheim) - Constituency: [Angus and Perthshire Glens †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/angus-and-perthshire-glens) - Council: [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 217 km² - People, mid-2024: 5,960* - Neighbourhoods: 8 - Output areas: 51 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Kirriemuir Landward](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/kirriemuir-landward), [Friockheim](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/friockheim), [Arbroath Landward](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/arbroath-landward), [Monikie and Wellbank](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/monikie-and-wellbank), [Angus Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/angus-glens), [South Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/south-angus) ## Latest updates for Letham and Glamis - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S02002648 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/angus/letham-and-glamis, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/angus/letham-and-glamis#f-population. 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