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Kirkcudbright

Middle area

South Dumfries and Galloway. 4,847 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 203 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 58% of people in Kirkcudbright live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,838
1,871st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
58%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Kirkcudbright

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How Kirkcudbright compares

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Population40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 2,148 to 6,394. The middle area is 3,455. Kirkcudbright is 4,838.
4,8387th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 21.5%. Kirkcudbright is 58.0%.
58%14th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 23.3% to 96.2%. The middle area is 67.0%. Kirkcudbright is 67.3%.
67.3%20th highest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 0.9% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.7%. Kirkcudbright is 1.9%.
1.9%11th lowest

What is the population of Kirkcudbright?

Kirkcudbright had 4,838 usual residents at the census.

Kirkcudbright is the 1,871st least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway

These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Kirkcudbright alone. See Dumfries and Galloway

Average house price
£169,511
Up 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,895
59th lowest 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
145,490
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kirkcudbright in brief

Kirkcudbright had 4,838 usual residents at the census.

About 58% of people in Kirkcudbright live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kirkcudbright, 67.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kirkcudbright, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.