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Balfron and Drymen

Middle area

South Stirling. 4,293 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 97 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
4,353
1,704th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
37.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Balfron and Drymen

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Crime across Stirling

How Balfron and Drymen compares

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Balfron and DrymenMiddle
Population24 middle areas, Stirling · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stirling24 areas from 2,416 to 6,789. The middle area is 3,712. Balfron and Drymen is 4,353.
4,3536th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 middle areas, Stirling · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Stirling24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 3.5%. Balfron and Drymen is 3.0%.
3%joint 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Stirling · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Stirling24 areas from 12.6% to 99.0%. The middle area is 91.1%. Balfron and Drymen is 37.2%.
37.2%2nd lowest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Stirling · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Stirling24 areas from 1.0% to 4.8%. The middle area is 2.1%. Balfron and Drymen is 2.4%.
2.4%11th highest

What is the population of Balfron and Drymen?

Balfron and Drymen had 4,353 usual residents at the census.

Balfron and Drymen is the 1,704th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Stirling

These figures are published for the whole of Stirling, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stirling and not Balfron and Drymen alone. See Stirling

Average house price
£236,541
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,559
76th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.4×
Joint 57th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
94,040
Down 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Balfron and Drymen in brief

Balfron and Drymen had 4,353 usual residents at the census.

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

In Balfron and Drymen, 37.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Balfron and Drymen, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.