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Badenoch and Strathspey North

Middle area

East Highland. 4,561 people in 527 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 Badenoch and Strathspey North’s wards yet.

Population
4,453
1,734th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.6%
663rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Badenoch and Strathspey North compares

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Badenoch and Strathspey NorthMiddle
Population58 middle areas, Highland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 2,226 to 6,897. The middle area is 3,783. Badenoch and Strathspey North is 4,453.
4,45316th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage58 middle areas, Highland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 2.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 69.5%. Badenoch and Strathspey North is 79.4%.
79.4%27th highest
Claimant rate58 middle areas, Highland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 1.0% to 6.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. Badenoch and Strathspey North is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 27th highest
Aged 15 to 6458 middle areas, Highland · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 55.0% to 70.3%. The middle area is 60.6%. Badenoch and Strathspey North is 56.6%.
56.6%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Highland

These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Highland and not Badenoch and Strathspey North alone. See Highland

Average house price
£221,136
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,740
144th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.0years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Badenoch and Strathspey North in brief

Badenoch and Strathspey North had 4,453 usual residents at the census.

In Badenoch and Strathspey North, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Badenoch and Strathspey North, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.6% of residents in Badenoch and Strathspey North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.