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Kintyre and the Islands

Ward

South west Argyll and Bute. About 6,539 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,626 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 52% of people in Kintyre and the Islands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,426
Joint 3,926th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
52%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
9.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kintyre and the Islands compares

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

Kintyre and the IslandsMiddle
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. Kintyre and the Islands is 6,426.
6,4262nd 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%. Kintyre and the Islands is 52.0%.
52%4th most 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%. Kintyre and the Islands is 9.1%.
9.1%6th highest
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%. Kintyre and the Islands is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 4th lowest

What is the population of Kintyre and the Islands?

Kintyre and the Islands had 6,426 usual residents at the census.

Kintyre and the Islands is the joint 3,926th least 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 Kintyre and the Islands alone. See Argyll and Bute

Average house price
£192,735
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
Kintyre and the Islands in brief

Kintyre and the Islands had 6,426 usual residents at the census.

About 52% of people in Kintyre and the Islands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kintyre and the Islands, 9.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kintyre and the Islands, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.