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Buckie

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North east Moray. About 10,308 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 33% of people in Buckie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,279
2,352nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
33%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Buckie compares

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

BuckieMiddle
Population8 wards, Moray · 2021
Population: every ward in Moray8 areas from 9,325 to 15,446. The middle area is 11,149. Buckie is 10,279.
10,2794th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 wards, Moray · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Moray8 areas from 0.0% to 76.0%. The middle area is 23.5%. Buckie is 33.0%.
33%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage8 wards, Moray · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Moray8 areas from 10.4% to 91.3%. The middle area is 74.9%. Buckie is 91.3%.
91.3%highest
Claimant rate8 wards, Moray · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Moray8 areas from 1.7% to 3.4%. The middle area is 2.7%. Buckie is 2.4%.
2.4%3rd lowest

What is the population of Buckie?

Buckie had 10,279 usual residents at the census.

Buckie is the 2,352nd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Moray

These figures are published for the whole of Moray, not for each ward, so they describe all of Moray and not Buckie alone. See Moray

Average house price
£204,008
Up 5.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Buckie in brief

Buckie had 10,279 usual residents at the census.

About 33% of people in Buckie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Buckie, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Buckie, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.