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Stranraer West

Middle area

West Dumfries and Galloway. 2,545 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Stranraer West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,573
681st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Stranraer West

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

Crime across Dumfries and Galloway

How Stranraer West compares

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Stranraer WestMiddle
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. Stranraer West is 2,573.
2,5735th least 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%. Stranraer West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. Stranraer West is 90.8%.
90.8%6th 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%. Stranraer West is 5.9%.
5.9%highest

What is the population of Stranraer West?

Stranraer West had 2,573 usual residents at the census.

Stranraer West is the 681st 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 Stranraer West alone. See Dumfries and Galloway

Average house price
£171,854
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
Stranraer West in brief

Stranraer West had 2,573 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Stranraer West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Stranraer West, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stranraer West, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.