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Caldy & Newton

Middle area

West Wirral. 7,076 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.3 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 Caldy & Newton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£440,000
Joint 1,492nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,027
Joint 4,283rd 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
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Caldy & Newton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caldy & Newton at a rate of 27.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.

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

Police recorded 8 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in Caldy & Newton in August 2026.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences80
Other crime39
Anti-social behaviour37
Criminal damage and arson16
Burglary14
Drug offences6
Vehicle crime5
Robbery0
Shoplifting0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Caldy & Newton compares

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

Caldy & NewtonMiddle
Median sale price42 middle areas, Wirral · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from £113,500 to £531,750. The middle area is £208,498. Caldy & Newton is £440,000.
£440,0002nd most expensive
Population42 middle areas, Wirral · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 6,045 to 9,715. The middle area is 7,610. Caldy & Newton is 7,027.
7,02711th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares42 middle areas, Wirral · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Caldy & Newton is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage42 middle areas, Wirral · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 87.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 97.6%. Caldy & Newton is 95.6%.
95.6%joint 10th lowest

Is Caldy & Newton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caldy & Newton at a rate of 27.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.

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

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Caldy & Newton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), other crime (39) and anti-social behaviour (37).

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 Wirral

These figures are published for the whole of Wirral, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wirral and not Caldy & Newton alone. See Wirral

Average house price
£221,673
Up 5.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,010
158th 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
27.5
Joint 57th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Caldy & Newton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Caldy & Newton was £440,000 in 2025.

Caldy & Newton had 7,027 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Caldy & Newton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Caldy & Newton, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.