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Fairlie and Rural

Middle area

The east of the North Ayrshire. 3,286 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 79 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 66% of people in Fairlie and Rural live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,904
899th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
66%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
48.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Fairlie and Rural

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

Crime across North Ayrshire

How Fairlie and Rural compares

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

Fairlie and RuralMiddle
Population38 middle areas, North Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Ayrshire38 areas from 2,329 to 5,494. The middle area is 3,305. Fairlie and Rural is 2,904.
2,90410th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, North Ayrshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Ayrshire38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.5%. Fairlie and Rural is 66.0%.
66%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, North Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Ayrshire38 areas from 39.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 91.0%. Fairlie and Rural is 48.8%.
48.8%2nd lowest
Claimant rate38 middle areas, North Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Ayrshire38 areas from 1.6% to 8.6%. The middle area is 4.1%. Fairlie and Rural is 2.4%.
2.4%8th lowest

What is the population of Fairlie and Rural?

Fairlie and Rural had 2,904 usual residents at the census.

Fairlie and Rural is the 899th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Ayrshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Ayrshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Ayrshire and not Fairlie and Rural alone. See North Ayrshire

Average house price
£140,577
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,312
132nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.5×
4th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
133,660
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Fairlie and Rural in brief

Fairlie and Rural had 2,904 usual residents at the census.

About 66% of people in Fairlie and Rural live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fairlie and Rural, 48.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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