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Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Ward

South Highland. About 11,426 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2,560 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 91% of people in Fort William and Ardnamurchan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,497
Joint 1,785th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
91%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
30.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Fort William and Ardnamurchan compares

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

Fort William and ArdnamurchanMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Fort William and Ardnamurchan is 11,497.
11,49711th 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%. Fort William and Ardnamurchan is 91.0%.
91%4th 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%. Fort William and Ardnamurchan is 30.7%.
30.7%4th 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%. Fort William and Ardnamurchan is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 9th lowest

What is the population of Fort William and Ardnamurchan?

Fort William and Ardnamurchan had 11,497 usual residents at the census.

Fort William and Ardnamurchan is the joint 1,785th 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 Fort William and Ardnamurchan 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
Fort William and Ardnamurchan in brief

Fort William and Ardnamurchan had 11,497 usual residents at the census.

About 91% of people in Fort William and Ardnamurchan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fort William and Ardnamurchan, 30.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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