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Newton Farm

Ward

South Herefordshire. About 4,556 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 54% of people in Newton Farm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,528
Joint 2,343rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
54%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Newton Farm compares

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

Newton FarmMiddle
Population53 wards, Herefordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Herefordshire53 areas from 2,765 to 4,528. The middle area is 3,525. Newton Farm is 4,528.
4,528most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares53 wards, Herefordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Herefordshire53 areas from 54.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Newton Farm is 54.0%.
54%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage53 wards, Herefordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Herefordshire53 areas from 19.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.0%. Newton Farm is 99.6%.
99.6%5th highest
Claimant rate53 wards, Herefordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Herefordshire53 areas from 1.0% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.2%. Newton Farm is 4.5%.
4.5%3rd highest

Is Newton Farm safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newton Farm at a rate of 66.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Herefordshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newton Farm.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (145), other crime (53) and anti-social behaviour (52).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Herefordshire

These figures are published for the whole of Herefordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Herefordshire and not Newton Farm alone. See Herefordshire

Average house price
£291,495
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,730
50th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.4×
Joint 111th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.8
145th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Newton Farm in brief

Newton Farm had 4,528 usual residents at the census.

About 54% of people in Newton Farm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Newton Farm, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Newton Farm, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.