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Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

Ward

South west Aberdeenshire. About 10,964 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,747 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 95% of people in Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,090
1,953rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
25.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside compares

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

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and DonsideMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is 11,090.
11,0902nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 53.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.0%. Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is 95.0%.
95%9th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Aberdeenshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 14.3% to 82.2%. The middle area is 46.2%. Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is 25.7%.
25.7%4th lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Aberdeenshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 1.1% to 3.3%. The middle area is 1.9%. Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 6th lowest

What is the population of Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside?

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside had 11,090 usual residents at the census.

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is the 1,953rd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Aberdeenshire

These figures are published for the whole of Aberdeenshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Aberdeenshire and not Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside alone. See Aberdeenshire

Average house price
£200,965
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,656
72nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
Joint 28th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
264,640
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside in brief

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside had 11,090 usual residents at the census.

About 95% of people in Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside, 25.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.