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Kirkwall East

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East Orkney Islands. About 4,913 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Kirkwall East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,948
Joint 2,709th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
14.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kirkwall East compares

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

Kirkwall EastMiddle
Population6 wards, Orkney Islands · 2021
Population: every ward in Orkney Islands6 areas from 2,215 to 4,948. The middle area is 3,844. Kirkwall East is 4,948.
4,948most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares6 wards, Orkney Islands · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Orkney Islands6 areas from 89.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Kirkwall East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage6 wards, Orkney Islands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Orkney Islands6 areas from 12.9% to 76.2%. The middle area is 21.8%. Kirkwall East is 14.5%.
14.5%2nd lowest
Claimant rate6 wards, Orkney Islands · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Orkney Islands6 areas from 0.8% to 3.4%. The middle area is 1.9%. Kirkwall East is 2.2%.
2.2%3rd highest

What is the population of Kirkwall East?

Kirkwall East had 4,948 usual residents at the census.

Kirkwall East is the joint 2,709th least populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Orkney Islands

These figures are published for the whole of Orkney Islands, not for each ward, so they describe all of Orkney Islands and not Kirkwall East alone. See Orkney Islands

Average house price
£216,479
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,430
79th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
Joint 43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
21,920
Down 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kirkwall East in brief

Kirkwall East had 4,948 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Kirkwall East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kirkwall East, 14.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kirkwall East, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.