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New Town West

Middle area

North east Edinburgh. 2,976 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
3,086
Joint 1,033rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
9%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in New Town West

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Crime across Edinburgh

How New Town West compares

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

New Town WestMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. New Town West is 3,086.
3,08615th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. New Town West is 9.0%.
9%joint 30th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage117 middle areas, Edinburgh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 47.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.1%. New Town West is 81.9%.
81.9%9th lowest
Claimant rate117 middle areas, Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 0.5% to 12.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. New Town West is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 50th lowest

What is the population of New Town West?

New Town West had 3,086 usual residents at the census.

New Town West is the joint 1,033rd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Edinburgh

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

Average house price
£303,965
Up 4.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,169
85th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
531,370
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
New Town West in brief

New Town West had 3,086 usual residents at the census.

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

In New Town West, 81.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Town West, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.