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Badenoch and Strathspey

Ward

South east Highland. About 13,226 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2,330 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
12,779
1,353rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Badenoch and Strathspey compares

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

Badenoch and StrathspeyMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Badenoch and Strathspey is 12,779.
12,7794th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Highland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Highland21 areas from 6.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 67.0%. Badenoch and Strathspey is 100.0%.
100%most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Badenoch and Strathspey is 77.3%.
77.3%9th highest
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%. Badenoch and Strathspey is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 9th lowest

What is the population of Badenoch and Strathspey?

Badenoch and Strathspey had 12,779 usual residents at the census.

Badenoch and Strathspey is the 1,353rd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

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 Badenoch and Strathspey 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 in brief

Badenoch and Strathspey had 12,779 usual residents at the census.

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

In Badenoch and Strathspey, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Badenoch and Strathspey, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.