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Nairn West

Middle area

East Highland. 4,152 people in 2.5 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 Nairn West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,173
1,622nd 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
3.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Nairn West

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

Crime across Highland

How Nairn West compares

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

Nairn WestMiddle
Population58 middle areas, Highland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Highland58 areas from 2,226 to 6,897. The middle area is 3,783. Nairn West is 4,173.
4,17322nd 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%. Nairn West 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%. Nairn West is 3.2%.
3.2%2nd 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%. Nairn West is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 21st highest

What is the population of Nairn West?

Nairn West had 4,173 usual residents at the census.

Nairn West is the 1,622nd 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 Nairn 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
Nairn West in brief

Nairn West had 4,173 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Nairn West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Nairn West, 3.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Nairn West, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.