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New Elgin East and The Wards

Middle area

North Moray. 5,184 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in New Elgin East and The Wards live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,226
Joint 2,020th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in New Elgin East and The Wards

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How New Elgin East and The Wards compares

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New Elgin East and The WardsMiddle
Population24 middle areas, Moray · 2021
Population: every middle area in Moray24 areas from 2,315 to 6,171. The middle area is 3,931. New Elgin East and The Wards is 5,226.
5,2264th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 middle areas, Moray · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Moray24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 9.0%. New Elgin East and The Wards is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Moray · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Moray24 areas from 4.2% to 95.4%. The middle area is 73.5%. New Elgin East and The Wards is 95.4%.
95.4%highest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Moray · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Moray24 areas from 1.0% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.4%. New Elgin East and The Wards is 3.5%.
3.5%5th highest

What is the population of New Elgin East and The Wards?

New Elgin East and The Wards had 5,226 usual residents at the census.

New Elgin East and The Wards is the joint 2,020th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Moray

These figures are published for the whole of Moray, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Moray and not New Elgin East and The Wards alone. See Moray

Average house price
£203,371
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,943
31st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
94,730
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
New Elgin East and The Wards in brief

New Elgin East and The Wards had 5,226 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in New Elgin East and The Wards live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In New Elgin East and The Wards, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Elgin East and The Wards, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.