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Aldenham West

Ward

West Hertsmere. About 5,097 people in 17 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 95% of people in Aldenham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,112
Joint 2,842nd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Aldenham West compares

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

Aldenham WestMiddle
Population16 wards, Hertsmere · 2021
Population: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 4,950 to 9,506. The middle area is 5,883. Aldenham West is 5,112.
5,1124th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 wards, Hertsmere · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 2.0%. Aldenham West is 95.0%.
95%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Hertsmere · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 72.1% to 98.3%. The middle area is 90.9%. Aldenham West is 72.1%.
72.1%lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Hertsmere · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 1.5% to 5.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. Aldenham West is 2.8%.
2.8%6th lowest

Is Aldenham West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aldenham West at a rate of 70.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.1 per 1,000 people across Hertsmere.

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

In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Aldenham West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (90), anti-social behaviour (89) and other crime (61).

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 Hertsmere

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

Average house price
£548,704
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,813
68th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.5×
17th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.1
Joint 81st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Aldenham West in brief

Aldenham West had 5,112 usual residents at the census.

About 95% of people in Aldenham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Aldenham West, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Aldenham West, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.