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Arran

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The west of the North Ayrshire. About 4,582 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 431 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 3% of people in Arran live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,635
2,425th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
65.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Arran compares

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

ArranMiddle
Population9 wards, North Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 4,635 to 21,458. The middle area is 14,992. Arran is 4,635.
4,635least 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%. Arran is 3.0%.
3%2nd fewest 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%. Arran is 65.0%.
65.0%2nd lowest
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%. Arran is 2.3%.
2.3%lowest

What is the population of Arran?

Arran had 4,635 usual residents at the census.

Arran is the 2,425th least 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 Arran 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
Arran in brief

Arran had 4,635 usual residents at the census.

About 3% of people in Arran live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Arran, 65.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Arran, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.