# Auchenback and Barrhead Dams The north of the East Renfrewshire. 4,534 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.2 square kilometres. Auchenback and Barrhead Dams had 4,164 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Middle area. Code S02002969. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) › [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) ## Key figures - **Population: 4,164** (2021). Auchenback and Barrhead Dams had 4,164 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 1,618th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/auchenback-and-barrhead-dams#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Auchenback and Barrhead Dams live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/auchenback-and-barrhead-dams#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Auchenback and Barrhead Dams, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/auchenback-and-barrhead-dams#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 3.7%** (August 2026). In Auchenback and Barrhead Dams, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/auchenback-and-barrhead-dams#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S02002969) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Auchenback and Barrhead Dams live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S02002969) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Renfrewshire. The outline is Auchenback and Barrhead Dams. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S02002969) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Renfrewshire. The outline is Auchenback and Barrhead Dams. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S02002969) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Auchenback and Barrhead Dams had 4,164 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Auchenback and Barrhead Dams Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. ## How Auchenback and Barrhead Dams compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Auchenback and Barrhead Dams | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 4,164 | 10th most populated | 23 middle areas, East Renfrewshire · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 23 middle areas, East Renfrewshire · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.7% | 7th highest | 23 middle areas, East Renfrewshire · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 3.7% | 2nd highest | 23 middle areas, East Renfrewshire · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Auchenback and Barrhead Dams? Auchenback and Barrhead Dams had 4,164 usual residents at the census. Auchenback and Barrhead Dams is the joint 1,618th least populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of East Renfrewshire These figures are published for the whole of East Renfrewshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Renfrewshire and not Auchenback and Barrhead Dams alone. [See East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) - **Average house price: £303,413** (August 2026). East Renfrewshire’s average house price was £303,413 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £46,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Renfrewshire earned a median of £46,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in East Renfrewshire costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Population estimate: 99,840** (2025). East Renfrewshire’s population was an estimated 99,840 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. ## Auchenback and Barrhead Dams in brief Auchenback and Barrhead Dams had 4,164 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Auchenback and Barrhead Dams live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Auchenback and Barrhead Dams, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Auchenback and Barrhead Dams, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: S02002969 - Ward: [Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/ward/barrhead-liboside-and-uplawmoor) - Constituency: [East Renfrewshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-renfrewshire) - Council: [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 6.21 km² - People, mid-2024: 4,534* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 35 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Mearnskirk and Maidenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/mearnskirk-and-maidenhill), [West Arthurlie, Gateside and Springhill](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/west-arthurlie-gateside-and-springhill), [Darnley North](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/darnley-north), [Crookfur West and Greenlaw West](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/crookfur-west-and-greenlaw-west), [Dunterlie, East Arthurlie and Dovecothall](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/dunterlie-east-arthurlie-and-dovecothall), [Crookfur East, Fruin and Greenlaw East](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/crookfur-east-fruin-and-greenlaw-east) ## Latest updates for Auchenback and Barrhead Dams - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S02002969 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/auchenback-and-barrhead-dams, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/auchenback-and-barrhead-dams#f-population. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire/auchenback-and-barrhead-dams