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Stromness and South Isles

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South Orkney Islands. About 2,777 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 193 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Stromness and South Isles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,718
833rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
12.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Stromness and South Isles compares

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

Stromness and South IslesMiddle
Population6 wards, Orkney Islands · 2021
Population: every ward in Orkney Islands6 areas from 2,215 to 4,948. The middle area is 3,844. Stromness and South Isles is 2,718.
2,7182nd least 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%. Stromness and South Isles is 96.0%.
96%2nd fewest 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%. Stromness and South Isles is 12.9%.
12.9%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%. Stromness and South Isles is 2.3%.
2.3%2nd highest

What is the population of Stromness and South Isles?

Stromness and South Isles had 2,718 usual residents at the census.

Stromness and South Isles is the 833rd 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 Stromness and South Isles 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
Stromness and South Isles in brief

Stromness and South Isles had 2,718 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Stromness and South Isles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Stromness and South Isles, 12.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stromness and South Isles, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.