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Forres

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North west Moray. About 16,100 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 289 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 10% of people in Forres live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,446
710th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
10%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Forres compares

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

ForresMiddle
Population8 wards, Moray · 2021
Population: every ward in Moray8 areas from 9,325 to 15,446. The middle area is 11,149. Forres is 15,446.
15,446most 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%. Forres is 10.0%.
10%3rd 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%. Forres is 75.3%.
75.3%4th 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%. Forres is 3.4%.
3.4%highest

What is the population of Forres?

Forres had 15,446 usual residents at the census.

Forres is the 710th 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 Forres 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
Forres in brief

Forres had 15,446 usual residents at the census.

About 10% of people in Forres live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Forres, 75.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forres, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.