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West Drayton

Ward

South west Hillingdon. About 19,509 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
18,436
290th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Drayton compares

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

West DraytonMiddle
Population21 wards, Hillingdon · 2021
Population: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 5,741 to 19,805. The middle area is 15,440. West Drayton is 18,436.
18,4363rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Hillingdon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 0.0% to 90.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. West Drayton is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Hillingdon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 78.1% to 98.3%. The middle area is 95.0%. West Drayton is 92.8%.
92.8%8th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Hillingdon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 2.6% to 6.6%. The middle area is 5.2%. West Drayton is 5.7%.
5.7%7th highest

Is West Drayton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Drayton at a rate of 100.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.2 per 1,000 people across Hillingdon.

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

In August 2026 alone, 136 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Drayton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (629), anti-social behaviour (484) and other crime (270).

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 Hillingdon

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

Average house price
£470,875
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,250
98th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.1×
Joint 31st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.7
Joint 127th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Drayton in brief

West Drayton had 18,436 usual residents at the census.

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

In West Drayton, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Drayton, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.