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Stranraer and the Rhins

Ward

West Dumfries and Galloway. About 13,965 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 336 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 20% of people in Stranraer and the Rhins live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,014
1,043rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
20%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Stranraer and the Rhins compares

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

Stranraer and the RhinsMiddle
Population12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Population: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 9,275 to 14,233. The middle area is 13,085. Stranraer and the Rhins is 14,014.
14,0142nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 0.0% to 92.0%. The middle area is 39.5%. Stranraer and the Rhins is 20.0%.
20%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 48.1% to 89.9%. The middle area is 64.7%. Stranraer and the Rhins is 72.1%.
72.1%5th highest
Claimant rate12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 1.8% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.6%. Stranraer and the Rhins is 4.0%.
4.0%2nd highest

What is the population of Stranraer and the Rhins?

Stranraer and the Rhins had 14,014 usual residents at the census.

Stranraer and the Rhins is the 1,043rd most populated of 8,397 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 ward, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Stranraer and the Rhins 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 and the Rhins in brief

Stranraer and the Rhins had 14,014 usual residents at the census.

About 20% of people in Stranraer and the Rhins live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Stranraer and the Rhins, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stranraer and the Rhins, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.