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Halton & Caton

Middle area

West Lancaster. 6,421 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 48 square kilometres.

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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 Halton & Caton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£310,000
Joint 3,306th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,024
Joint 2,783rd 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
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Halton & Caton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halton & Caton at a rate of 49.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.

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 offences123
Anti-social behaviour63
Other crime40
Criminal damage and arson37
Burglary28
Vehicle crime18
Drug offences8
Shoplifting1
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Halton & Caton compares

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

Halton & CatonMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from £140,000 to £343,001. The middle area is £209,500. Halton & Caton is £310,000.
£310,0002nd most expensive
Population18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 5,106 to 13,421. The middle area is 7,356. Halton & Caton is 6,024.
6,0247th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 31.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Halton & Caton is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Lancaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 62.5% to 98.8%. The middle area is 93.7%. Halton & Caton is 96.6%.
96.6%3rd highest

Is Halton & Caton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halton & Caton at a rate of 49.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.

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

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Halton & Caton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (123), anti-social behaviour (63) and other crime (40).

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 Lancaster

These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Halton & Caton alone. See Lancaster

Average house price
£203,781
Up 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,890
58th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.4
111th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Halton & Caton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Halton & Caton was £310,000 in 2025.

Halton & Caton had 6,024 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Halton & Caton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Halton & Caton, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.