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Caithness North West

Middle area

North east Highland. 4,851 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 795 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Caithness North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,940
1,906th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
62.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Caithness North West

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

Crime across Highland

How Caithness North West compares

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

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Population58 middle areas, Highland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 2,226 to 6,897. The middle area is 3,783. Caithness North West is 4,940.
4,94011th most 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%. Caithness North West is 96.0%.
96%14th 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%. Caithness North West is 62.8%.
62.8%26th 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%. Caithness North West is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 24th lowest

What is the population of Caithness North West?

Caithness North West had 4,940 usual residents at the census.

Caithness North West is the 1,906th 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 Caithness North West 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
237,260
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Caithness North West in brief

Caithness North West had 4,940 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Caithness North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Caithness North West, 62.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Caithness North West, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.