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Badenoch and Strathspey South

Middle area

South east Highland. 3,700 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 724 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Badenoch and Strathspey South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,541
Joint 1,284th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Badenoch and Strathspey South

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How Badenoch and Strathspey South compares

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Badenoch and Strathspey SouthMiddle
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 South is 3,541.
3,54121st least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares58 middle areas, Highland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 63.0%. Badenoch and Strathspey South is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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 South is 68.7%.
68.7%29th lowest
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 South is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 24th lowest

What is the population of Badenoch and Strathspey South?

Badenoch and Strathspey South had 3,541 usual residents at the census.

Badenoch and Strathspey South is the joint 1,284th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

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 South alone. See Highland

Average house price
£224,574
Up 7.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,740
144th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
237,260
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Badenoch and Strathspey South in brief

Badenoch and Strathspey South had 3,541 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Badenoch and Strathspey South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Badenoch and Strathspey South, 68.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Badenoch and Strathspey South, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.