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Highland

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North west Perth and Kinross. About 8,646 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2,304 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 57% of people in Highland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,670
Joint 3,067th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
57%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
24.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Highland compares

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

HighlandMiddle
Population12 wards, Perth and Kinross · 2021
Population: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 8,670 to 17,566. The middle area is 12,092. Highland is 8,670.
8,670least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Perth and Kinross · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 0.0% to 57.0%. The middle area is 17.0%. Highland is 57.0%.
57%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Perth and Kinross · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 23.8% to 93.2%. The middle area is 45.9%. Highland is 24.8%.
24.8%2nd lowest
Claimant rate12 wards, Perth and Kinross · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 1.1% to 4.4%. The middle area is 1.9%. Highland is 2.0%.
2.0%6th highest

What is the population of Highland?

Highland had 8,670 usual residents at the census.

Highland is the joint 3,067th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Perth and Kinross

These figures are published for the whole of Perth and Kinross, not for each ward, so they describe all of Perth and Kinross and not Highland alone. See Perth and Kinross

Average house price
£231,646
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,934
141st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
154,930
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Highland in brief

Highland had 8,670 usual residents at the census.

About 57% of people in Highland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Highland, 24.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Highland, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.