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Banchory and Mid Deeside

Ward

South Aberdeenshire. About 11,478 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 408 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Banchory and Mid Deeside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,259
1,881st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
16.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Banchory and Mid Deeside compares

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

Banchory and Mid DeesideMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 11,259.
11,2593rd 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%. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 100.0%.
100%joint 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%. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 16.0%.
16.0%2nd 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%. Banchory and Mid Deeside is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 6th lowest

What is the population of Banchory and Mid Deeside?

Banchory and Mid Deeside had 11,259 usual residents at the census.

Banchory and Mid Deeside is the 1,881st 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 Banchory and Mid Deeside 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
Banchory and Mid Deeside in brief

Banchory and Mid Deeside had 11,259 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Banchory and Mid Deeside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Banchory and Mid Deeside, 16.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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