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Ardrossan

Ward

The east of the North Ayrshire. About 10,280 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 9% of people in Ardrossan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,413
2,285th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
9%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ardrossan compares

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

ArdrossanMiddle
Population9 wards, North Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 4,635 to 21,458. The middle area is 14,992. Ardrossan is 10,413.
10,4132nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, North Ayrshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 2.0% to 64.0%. The middle area is 9.0%. Ardrossan is 9.0%.
9%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, North Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 57.5% to 96.8%. The middle area is 90.2%. Ardrossan is 90.2%.
90.2%5th highest
Claimant rate9 wards, North Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 2.3% to 5.5%. The middle area is 4.3%. Ardrossan is 5.4%.
5.4%2nd highest

What is the population of Ardrossan?

Ardrossan had 10,413 usual residents at the census.

Ardrossan is the 2,285th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Ayrshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Ayrshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Ayrshire and not Ardrossan alone. See North Ayrshire

Average house price
£140,577
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,312
132nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.5×
4th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
133,660
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Ardrossan in brief

Ardrossan had 10,413 usual residents at the census.

About 9% of people in Ardrossan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ardrossan, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ardrossan, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.