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Heston West

Middle area

North west Hounslow. 10,400 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 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 Heston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£542,500
Joint 740th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,052
1,116th most 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
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Heston West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heston West at a rate of 86.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.4 per 1,000 people across Hounslow.

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 offences306
Anti-social behaviour194
Other crime142
Vehicle crime74
Shoplifting46
Burglary44
Drug offences37
Criminal damage and arson32
Robbery16
Theft from the person12

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Heston West compares

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

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Median sale price29 middle areas, Hounslow · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Hounslow29 areas from £330,000 to £1,110,000. The middle area is £461,500. Heston West is £542,500.
£542,5008th most expensive
Population29 middle areas, Hounslow · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hounslow29 areas from 5,413 to 14,001. The middle area is 9,845. Heston West is 10,052.
10,05214th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares29 middle areas, Hounslow · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Hounslow29 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Heston West is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage29 middle areas, Hounslow · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Hounslow29 areas from 74.6% to 97.8%. The middle area is 91.4%. Heston West is 96.6%.
96.6%6th highest

Is Heston West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heston West at a rate of 86.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.4 per 1,000 people across Hounslow.

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

In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heston West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), anti-social behaviour (194) and other crime (142).

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 Hounslow

These figures are published for the whole of Hounslow, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hounslow and not Heston West alone. See Hounslow

Average house price
£525,435
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,870
Joint 122nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.9×
Joint 12th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.9
Joint 81st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heston West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heston West was £542,500 in 2025.

Heston West had 10,052 usual residents at the census.

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

In Heston West, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.