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New Mills West

Ward

West High Peak. About 4,131 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in New Mills West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,185
Joint 2,047th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How New Mills West compares

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

New Mills WestMiddle
Population28 wards, High Peak · 2021
Population: every ward in High Peak28 areas from 1,705 to 6,317. The middle area is 2,982. New Mills West is 4,185.
4,1858th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 wards, High Peak · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in High Peak28 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. New Mills West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage28 wards, High Peak · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in High Peak28 areas from 32.7% to 99.3%. The middle area is 91.9%. New Mills West is 88.8%.
88.8%12th lowest
Claimant rate28 wards, High Peak · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in High Peak28 areas from 0.5% to 7.0%. The middle area is 2.2%. New Mills West is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 10th lowest

Is New Mills West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Mills West at a rate of 44.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.5 per 1,000 people across High Peak.

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

In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Mills West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (74), other crime (39) and anti-social behaviour (28).

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 High Peak

These figures are published for the whole of High Peak, not for each ward, so they describe all of High Peak and not New Mills West alone. See High Peak

Average house price
£265,635
Up 6.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,184
130th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.1×
Joint 167th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
New Mills West in brief

New Mills West had 4,185 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in New Mills West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In New Mills West, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Mills West, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.