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Cowal

Ward

East Argyll and Bute. About 7,030 people in 847 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 11% of people in Cowal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,080
Joint 3,974th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
3.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cowal compares

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

CowalMiddle
Population11 wards, Argyll and Bute · 2021
Population: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 6,070 to 10,318. The middle area is 7,287. Cowal is 7,080.
7,0804th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 wards, Argyll and Bute · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 0.0% to 86.0%. The middle area is 11.0%. Cowal is 11.0%.
11%joint 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 wards, Argyll and Bute · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 0.2% to 79.5%. The middle area is 9.1%. Cowal is 3.3%.
3.3%4th lowest
Claimant rate11 wards, Argyll and Bute · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 1.2% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.2%. Cowal is 2.8%.
2.8%3rd highest

What is the population of Cowal?

Cowal had 7,080 usual residents at the census.

Cowal is the joint 3,974th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Argyll and Bute

These figures are published for the whole of Argyll and Bute, not for each ward, so they describe all of Argyll and Bute and not Cowal alone. See Argyll and Bute

Average house price
£189,366
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,010
161st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
87,310
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Cowal in brief

Cowal had 7,080 usual residents at the census.

About 11% of people in Cowal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cowal, 3.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cowal, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.