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Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh

Ward

Central Highland. About 11,962 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4,904 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 39% of people in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,198
1,527th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
39%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
20.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh compares

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

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and LochalshMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh is 12,198.
12,1989th 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%. Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh is 39.0%.
39%joint 7th 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%. Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh is 20.8%.
20.8%2nd 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%. Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 7th highest

What is the population of Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh?

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh had 12,198 usual residents at the census.

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh is the 1,527th 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 Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 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
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh in brief

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh had 12,198 usual residents at the census.

About 39% of people in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, 20.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.