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Waltham-on-the-Wolds

Ward

Central Melton. About 1,859 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 30 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 Waltham-on-the-Wolds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,791
Joint 162nd 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
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Waltham-on-the-Wolds compares

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

Waltham-on-the-WoldsMiddle
Population16 wards, Melton · 2021
Population: every ward in Melton16 areas from 1,564 to 5,538. The middle area is 3,572. Waltham-on-the-Wolds is 1,791.
1,7913rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 wards, Melton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Melton16 areas from 37.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.0%. Waltham-on-the-Wolds is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Melton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Melton16 areas from 19.6% to 98.9%. The middle area is 80.1%. Waltham-on-the-Wolds is 94.5%.
94.5%4th highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Melton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Melton16 areas from 1.0% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Waltham-on-the-Wolds is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 5th lowest

Is Waltham-on-the-Wolds safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham-on-the-Wolds at a rate of 37.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.8 per 1,000 people across Melton.

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

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waltham-on-the-Wolds.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (38), other crime (11) and burglary (7).

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 Melton

These figures are published for the whole of Melton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Melton and not Waltham-on-the-Wolds alone. See Melton

Average house price
£286,469
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,900
29th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
Joint 109th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.9
Joint 94th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Waltham-on-the-Wolds in brief

Waltham-on-the-Wolds had 1,791 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Waltham-on-the-Wolds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.