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Aird and Loch Ness

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South east Highland. About 12,668 people in 2,451 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Aird and Loch Ness, 62.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,343
1,486th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
62.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.2%
2,692nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Aird and Loch Ness compares

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

Aird and Loch NessMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Aird and Loch Ness is 12,343.
12,3438th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Highland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Highland21 areas from 16.0% to 98.2%. The middle area is 74.9%. Aird and Loch Ness is 62.0%.
62.0%8th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Highland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Highland21 areas from 1.2% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Aird and Loch Ness is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Highland · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Highland21 areas from 55.7% to 68.2%. The middle area is 61.0%. Aird and Loch Ness is 60.2%.
60.2%8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Highland

These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Highland and not Aird and Loch Ness 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
Aird and Loch Ness in brief

Aird and Loch Ness had 12,343 usual residents at the census.

In Aird and Loch Ness, 62.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Aird and Loch Ness, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.2% of residents in Aird and Loch Ness were aged 15 to 64 at the census.