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Tain and Easter Ross

Ward

East Highland. About 8,780 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 248 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 49% of people in Tain and Easter Ross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,789
Joint 3,012th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
49%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Tain and Easter Ross compares

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

Tain and Easter RossMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Tain and Easter Ross is 8,789.
8,7894th 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%. Tain and Easter Ross is 49.0%.
49%9th 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%. Tain and Easter Ross is 74.6%.
74.6%10th 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%. Tain and Easter Ross is 2.7%.
2.7%4th highest

What is the population of Tain and Easter Ross?

Tain and Easter Ross had 8,789 usual residents at the census.

Tain and Easter Ross is the joint 3,012th 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 Tain and Easter Ross 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
237,260
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Tain and Easter Ross in brief

Tain and Easter Ross had 8,789 usual residents at the census.

About 49% of people in Tain and Easter Ross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tain and Easter Ross, 74.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tain and Easter Ross, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.