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Ross and Cromarty North West

Middle area

North west Highland. 3,155 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,271 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 12% of people in Ross and Cromarty North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,210
Joint 1,109th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
12%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
6.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Ross and Cromarty North West

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Crime across Highland

How Ross and Cromarty North West compares

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Ross and Cromarty North 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. Ross and Cromarty North West is 3,210.
3,21011th 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%. Ross and Cromarty North West is 12.0%.
12%joint 10th fewest 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%. Ross and Cromarty North West is 6.4%.
6.4%4th 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%. Ross and Cromarty North West is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 21st highest

What is the population of Ross and Cromarty North West?

Ross and Cromarty North West had 3,210 usual residents at the census.

Ross and Cromarty North West is the joint 1,109th 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 Ross and Cromarty North West 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
Ross and Cromarty North West in brief

Ross and Cromarty North West had 3,210 usual residents at the census.

About 12% of people in Ross and Cromarty North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ross and Cromarty North West, 6.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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