Newton Stewart
Middle areaWest Dumfries and Galloway. 5,333 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 470 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 73% of people in Newton Stewart live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Newton Stewart
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How Newton Stewart compares
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What is the population of Newton Stewart?
Newton Stewart had 5,329 usual residents at the census.
Newton Stewart is the joint 2,092nd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway
These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Newton Stewart alone. See Dumfries and Galloway
Newton Stewart in brief
Newton Stewart had 5,329 usual residents at the census.
About 73% of people in Newton Stewart live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newton Stewart, 68.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Newton Stewart, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.