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PH26

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Grantown-on-Spey and Cromdale, in Highland.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PH26 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In PH26, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,619
377th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.3%
550th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How PH26 compares

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

PH26Middle
Population39 postcode districts, PH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PH39 areas from 114 to 44,356. The middle area is 1,228. PH26 is 3,619.
3,6199th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage39 postcode districts, PH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in PH39 areas from 0.0% to 91.8%. The middle area is 34.9%. PH26 is 79.8%.
79.8%6th highest
Claimant rate33 postcode districts, PH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in PH33 areas from 0.6% to 3.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. PH26 is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 14th highest
Aged 15 to 6439 postcode districts, PH · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in PH39 areas from 49.1% to 77.4%. The middle area is 58.9%. PH26 is 58.3%.
58.3%joint 16th lowest

What is the population of PH26?

PH26 had 3,619 usual residents at the census.

PH26 is the 377th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PH26

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Badenoch and Strathspey North - 02517No figureNo figure60.1%
Badenoch and Strathspey North - 03846No figureNo figure100.0%
Badenoch and Strathspey North - 04777No figureNo figure92.1%
Badenoch and Strathspey North - 05705No figureNo figure95.7%
Badenoch and Strathspey North - 06775No figureNo figure46.0%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in PH261

Postcode sectors in PH262

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Postcode districts next to PH266

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PH26 in brief

PH26 is a postcode district covering Grantown-on-Spey and Cromdale, in Highland.

About 3,646 people lived in PH26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PH26 had 3,619 usual residents at the census.

In PH26, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PH26, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.3% of residents in PH26 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.