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Nairn and Cawdor

Ward

East Highland. About 12,605 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 434 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 80% of people in Nairn and Cawdor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,700
1,379th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
80%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
24.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Nairn and Cawdor compares

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

Nairn and CawdorMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Nairn and Cawdor is 12,700.
12,7006th 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%. Nairn and Cawdor is 80.0%.
80%7th 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%. Nairn and Cawdor is 24.4%.
24.4%3rd 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%. Nairn and Cawdor is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 7th highest

What is the population of Nairn and Cawdor?

Nairn and Cawdor had 12,700 usual residents at the census.

Nairn and Cawdor is the 1,379th 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 Nairn and Cawdor 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
Nairn and Cawdor in brief

Nairn and Cawdor had 12,700 usual residents at the census.

About 80% of people in Nairn and Cawdor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Nairn and Cawdor, 24.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Nairn and Cawdor, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.