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Montrose and District

Ward

East Angus. About 14,904 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 90 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 9% of people in Montrose and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,994
827th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
9%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Montrose and District compares

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

Montrose and DistrictMiddle
Population8 wards, Angus · 2021
Population: every ward in Angus8 areas from 10,665 to 17,292. The middle area is 14,319. Montrose and District is 14,994.
14,9944th most 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%. Montrose and District is 9.0%.
9%4th fewest 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%. Montrose and District is 83.7%.
83.7%joint highest
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%. Montrose and District is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 3rd highest

What is the population of Montrose and District?

Montrose and District had 14,994 usual residents at the census.

Montrose and District is the 827th 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 Montrose and District 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
Montrose and District in brief

Montrose and District had 14,994 usual residents at the census.

About 9% of people in Montrose and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Montrose and District, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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