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Brechin and Edzell

Ward

North Angus. About 11,269 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 715 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 65% of people in Brechin and Edzell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,288
Joint 1,869th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
65%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
54.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Brechin and Edzell compares

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

Brechin and EdzellMiddle
Population8 wards, Angus · 2021
Population: every ward in Angus8 areas from 10,665 to 17,292. The middle area is 14,319. Brechin and Edzell is 11,288.
11,2882nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 wards, Angus · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Angus8 areas from 0.0% to 91.0%. The middle area is 33.0%. Brechin and Edzell is 65.0%.
65%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage8 wards, Angus · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Angus8 areas from 52.7% to 83.7%. The middle area is 64.5%. Brechin and Edzell is 54.1%.
54.1%2nd lowest
Claimant rate8 wards, Angus · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Angus8 areas from 1.6% to 5.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. Brechin and Edzell is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 3rd highest

What is the population of Brechin and Edzell?

Brechin and Edzell had 11,288 usual residents at the census.

Brechin and Edzell is the joint 1,869th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Angus

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

Average house price
£178,424
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,291
134th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.8×
Joint 37th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
114,610
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Brechin and Edzell in brief

Brechin and Edzell had 11,288 usual residents at the census.

About 65% of people in Brechin and Edzell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brechin and Edzell, 54.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brechin and Edzell, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.