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West Ewell

Ward

North Epsom and Ewell. About 6,800 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 17% of people in West Ewell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,607
4,091st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
17%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Ewell compares

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

West EwellMiddle
Population14 wards, Epsom and Ewell · 2021
Population: every ward in Epsom and Ewell14 areas from 4,272 to 7,565. The middle area is 5,555. West Ewell is 6,607.
6,6076th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 wards, Epsom and Ewell · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Epsom and Ewell14 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 14.5%. West Ewell is 17.0%.
17%7th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Epsom and Ewell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Epsom and Ewell14 areas from 89.7% to 99.7%. The middle area is 97.9%. West Ewell is 98.0%.
98.0%7th highest
Claimant rate14 wards, Epsom and Ewell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Epsom and Ewell14 areas from 1.1% to 3.4%. The middle area is 2.0%. West Ewell is 2.2%.
2.2%5th highest

Is West Ewell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Ewell at a rate of 67.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.9 per 1,000 people across Epsom and Ewell.

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

In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Ewell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (144), anti-social behaviour (79) and other crime (69).

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 Epsom and Ewell

These figures are published for the whole of Epsom and Ewell, not for each ward, so they describe all of Epsom and Ewell and not West Ewell alone. See Epsom and Ewell

Average house price
£566,163
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,121
14th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.3×
31st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.0
Joint 4th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Ewell in brief

West Ewell had 6,607 usual residents at the census.

About 17% of people in West Ewell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Ewell, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Ewell, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.