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Forfar West

Middle area

South Angus. 4,622 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Forfar West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,604
1,795th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Forfar West

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Crime across Angus

How Forfar West compares

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

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Population27 middle areas, Angus · 2021
Population: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 2,742 to 5,908. The middle area is 4,416. Forfar West is 4,604.
4,60410th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 middle areas, Angus · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 34.0%. Forfar West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Angus · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 3.0% to 97.2%. The middle area is 76.4%. Forfar West is 82.2%.
82.2%12th highest
Claimant rate27 middle areas, Angus · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Angus27 areas from 0.9% to 7.5%. The middle area is 2.7%. Forfar West is 4.3%.
4.3%7th highest

What is the population of Forfar West?

Forfar West had 4,604 usual residents at the census.

Forfar West is the 1,795th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Angus

These figures are published for the whole of Angus, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Angus and not Forfar West alone. See Angus

Average house price
£178,424
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,291
134th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.8×
Joint 37th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
114,610
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Forfar West in brief

Forfar West had 4,604 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Forfar West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Forfar West, 82.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forfar West, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.