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Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood

Middle area

The north west of the South Lanarkshire. 4,315 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 68% of people in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,344
Joint 1,700th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
68%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood

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How Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood compares

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Kirkmuirhill and BlackwoodMiddle
Population82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 2,308 to 6,163. The middle area is 3,847. Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is 4,344.
4,34425th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 0.0% to 77.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is 68.0%.
68%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 16.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.2%. Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is 83.2%.
83.2%9th lowest
Claimant rate82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 0.3% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 26th lowest

What is the population of Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood had 4,344 usual residents at the census.

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is the joint 1,700th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Lanarkshire and not Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood alone. See South Lanarkshire

Average house price
£186,196
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,126
118th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 25th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
334,330
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood in brief

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood had 4,344 usual residents at the census.

About 68% of people in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood, 83.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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