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New Duston West

Middle area

The north east of the West Northamptonshire. 5,447 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Median sale price
£261,000
Joint 2,961st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,541
Joint 2,230th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in New Duston West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Duston West at a rate of 40.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences89
Anti-social behaviour66
Other crime19
Burglary18
Criminal damage and arson11
Drug offences10
Vehicle crime4
Shoplifting3
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How New Duston West compares

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Median sale price53 middle areas, West Northamptonshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Northamptonshire53 areas from £169,000 to £436,500. The middle area is £277,750. New Duston West is £261,000.
£261,00018th cheapest
Population53 middle areas, West Northamptonshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Northamptonshire53 areas from 5,502 to 15,036. The middle area is 7,695. New Duston West is 5,541.
5,5412nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares53 middle areas, West Northamptonshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Northamptonshire53 areas from 22.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. New Duston West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage53 middle areas, West Northamptonshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Northamptonshire53 areas from 58.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.3%. New Duston West is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 2nd highest

Is New Duston West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Duston West at a rate of 40.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.

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

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Duston West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (89), anti-social behaviour (66) and other crime (19).

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 West Northamptonshire

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

Average house price
£289,726
Up 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,000
157th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 156th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.6
Joint 119th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
New Duston West in brief

The median price paid for a home in New Duston West was £261,000 in 2025.

New Duston West had 5,541 usual residents at the census.

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

In New Duston West, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.