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Elgin City South

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North Moray. About 12,920 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Elgin City South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,708
Joint 1,375th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Elgin City South compares

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

Elgin City SouthMiddle
Population8 wards, Moray · 2021
Population: every ward in Moray8 areas from 9,325 to 15,446. The middle area is 11,149. Elgin City South is 12,708.
12,7083rd most 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%. Elgin City South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. Elgin City South is 90.8%.
90.8%2nd 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%. Elgin City South is 2.9%.
2.9%4th highest

What is the population of Elgin City South?

Elgin City South had 12,708 usual residents at the census.

Elgin City South is the joint 1,375th 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 Elgin City South 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
Elgin City South in brief

Elgin City South had 12,708 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Elgin City South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Elgin City South, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Elgin City South, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.