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Saltcoats and Stevenston

Ward

The east of the North Ayrshire. About 21,375 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 5% of people in Saltcoats and Stevenston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
20,981
150th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
5%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Saltcoats and Stevenston compares

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

Saltcoats and StevenstonMiddle
Population9 wards, North Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 4,635 to 21,458. The middle area is 14,992. Saltcoats and Stevenston is 20,981.
20,9812nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, North Ayrshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 2.0% to 64.0%. The middle area is 9.0%. Saltcoats and Stevenston is 5.0%.
5%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, North Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 57.5% to 96.8%. The middle area is 90.2%. Saltcoats and Stevenston is 91.8%.
91.8%3rd highest
Claimant rate9 wards, North Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 2.3% to 5.5%. The middle area is 4.3%. Saltcoats and Stevenston is 5.5%.
5.5%highest

What is the population of Saltcoats and Stevenston?

Saltcoats and Stevenston had 20,981 usual residents at the census.

Saltcoats and Stevenston is the 150th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Ayrshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Ayrshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Ayrshire and not Saltcoats and Stevenston 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
Saltcoats and Stevenston in brief

Saltcoats and Stevenston had 20,981 usual residents at the census.

About 5% of people in Saltcoats and Stevenston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Saltcoats and Stevenston, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Saltcoats and Stevenston, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.