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Culloden and Ardersier

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East Highland. About 11,820 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 84 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 32% of people in Culloden and Ardersier live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,421
Joint 1,820th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
32%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Culloden and Ardersier compares

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

Culloden and ArdersierMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Culloden and Ardersier is 11,421.
11,42110th least 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%. Culloden and Ardersier is 32.0%.
32%5th fewest 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%. Culloden and Ardersier is 78.2%.
78.2%8th 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%. Culloden and Ardersier is 1.8%.
1.8%5th lowest

What is the population of Culloden and Ardersier?

Culloden and Ardersier had 11,421 usual residents at the census.

Culloden and Ardersier is the joint 1,820th 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 Culloden and Ardersier 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
Culloden and Ardersier in brief

Culloden and Ardersier had 11,421 usual residents at the census.

About 32% of people in Culloden and Ardersier live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Culloden and Ardersier, 78.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Culloden and Ardersier, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.