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Mid Calder and Kirknewton

Middle area

The south east of the West Lothian. 5,343 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 65 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Mid Calder and Kirknewton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,393
2,126th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Mid Calder and Kirknewton

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How Mid Calder and Kirknewton compares

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

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Population39 middle areas, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 2,677 to 6,310. The middle area is 4,586. Mid Calder and Kirknewton is 5,393.
5,39314th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, West Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Mid Calder and Kirknewton is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, West Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 78.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.4%. Mid Calder and Kirknewton is 87.9%.
87.9%6th lowest
Claimant rate39 middle areas, West Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 0.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.6%. Mid Calder and Kirknewton is 0.9%.
0.9%lowest

What is the population of Mid Calder and Kirknewton?

Mid Calder and Kirknewton had 5,393 usual residents at the census.

Mid Calder and Kirknewton is the 2,126th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Lothian and not Mid Calder and Kirknewton alone. See West Lothian

Average house price
£225,439
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,134
134th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 66th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
187,240
Up 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Mid Calder and Kirknewton in brief

Mid Calder and Kirknewton had 5,393 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Mid Calder and Kirknewton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mid Calder and Kirknewton, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mid Calder and Kirknewton, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.