Forfar
TownTown in Angus, Scotland.
Forfar is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Forfar add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.
Gigabit coverage by town
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Forfar, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Forfar compares
Each dot is a town. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Forfar?
Forfar had 13,340 usual residents at the census.
Forfar is the 427th least populated of 1,209 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in Forfar
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forfar Central - 01 | 673 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Forfar Central - 02 | 754 | No figure | No figure | 95.5% |
| Forfar Central - 03 | 799 | No figure | No figure | 94.3% |
| Forfar Central - 04 | 543 | No figure | No figure | 82.5% |
| Forfar Central - 05 | 872 | No figure | No figure | 86.1% |
| Forfar Central - 06 | 739 | No figure | No figure | 88.9% |
| Forfar East - 01 | 727 | No figure | No figure | 62.2% |
| Forfar East - 02 | 376 | No figure | No figure | 84.8% |
| Forfar East - 03 | 839 | No figure | No figure | 93.1% |
| Forfar East - 04 | 482 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
| Forfar East - 05 | 704 | No figure | No figure | 94.7% |
| Forfar East - 06 | 685 | No figure | No figure | 97.0% |
| Forfar East - 07 | 603 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Forfar West - 01 | 778 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Forfar West - 02 | 785 | No figure | No figure | 86.0% |
| Forfar West - 03 | 692 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Forfar West - 04 | 670 | No figure | No figure | 65.3% |
| Forfar West - 05 | 701 | No figure | No figure | 68.0% |
| Forfar West - 06 | 978 | No figure | No figure | 77.8% |
Your MP
- Dave DooganScottish National PartyMP for Angus and Perthshire Glens
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Council1
Postcode districts covering Forfar1
Middle areas in Forfar3
Towns near Forfar6
Forfar in brief
Forfar is a town in Angus, Scotland.
About 13,349 people lived in Forfar in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Forfar had 13,340 usual residents at the census.
In Forfar, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Forfar, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
60.2% of residents in Forfar were aged 15 to 64 at the census.