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Earlston and Hurlford Rural

Middle area

The north west of the East Ayrshire. 5,400 people in 54 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Earlston and Hurlford Rural’s wards yet.

Population
5,411
2,140th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.1%
1,919th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Earlston and Hurlford Rural compares

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Population30 middle areas, East Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Ayrshire30 areas from 2,488 to 6,274. The middle area is 3,933. Earlston and Hurlford Rural is 5,411.
5,4114th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, East Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Ayrshire30 areas from 1.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 89.2%. Earlston and Hurlford Rural is 92.4%.
92.4%12th highest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, East Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Ayrshire30 areas from 1.0% to 6.8%. The middle area is 3.9%. Earlston and Hurlford Rural is 3.7%.
3.7%12th lowest
Aged 15 to 6430 middle areas, East Ayrshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in East Ayrshire30 areas from 58.5% to 69.0%. The middle area is 62.3%. Earlston and Hurlford Rural is 67.1%.
67.1%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of East Ayrshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Ayrshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Ayrshire and not Earlston and Hurlford Rural alone. See East Ayrshire

Average house price
£138,971
Up 7.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,968
156th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.7×
5th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
78.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Earlston and Hurlford Rural in brief

Earlston and Hurlford Rural had 5,411 usual residents at the census.

In Earlston and Hurlford Rural, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Earlston and Hurlford Rural, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.1% of residents in Earlston and Hurlford Rural were aged 15 to 64 at the census.