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Heldon and Laich

Ward

North west Moray. About 14,559 people in 173 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 50% of people in Heldon and Laich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,016
Joint 1,041st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
50%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Heldon and Laich compares

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

Heldon and LaichMiddle
Population8 wards, Moray · 2021
Population: every ward in Moray8 areas from 9,325 to 15,446. The middle area is 11,149. Heldon and Laich is 14,016.
14,0162nd 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%. Heldon and Laich is 50.0%.
50%3rd 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%. Heldon and Laich is 74.5%.
74.5%4th lowest
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%. Heldon and Laich is 1.7%.
1.7%lowest

What is the population of Heldon and Laich?

Heldon and Laich had 14,016 usual residents at the census.

Heldon and Laich is the joint 1,041st 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 Heldon and Laich 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
Heldon and Laich in brief

Heldon and Laich had 14,016 usual residents at the census.

About 50% of people in Heldon and Laich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heldon and Laich, 74.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Heldon and Laich, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.