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West Hill

Ward

South west Wandsworth. About 17,024 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 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 Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,811
464th 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
71.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Hill compares

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

West HillMiddle
Population22 wards, Wandsworth · 2021
Population: every ward in Wandsworth22 areas from 5,395 to 19,184. The middle area is 16,655. West Hill is 16,811.
16,81110th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Wandsworth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wandsworth22 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. West Hill is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Wandsworth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wandsworth22 areas from 71.7% to 99.1%. The middle area is 92.4%. West Hill is 71.7%.
71.7%lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Wandsworth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wandsworth22 areas from 1.2% to 8.2%. The middle area is 3.6%. West Hill is 5.4%.
5.4%5th highest

Is West Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Hill at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Wandsworth.

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

In August 2026 alone, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Hill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (350), anti-social behaviour (307) and other crime (153).

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 Wandsworth

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

Average house price
£686,076
Down 5.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£54,584
3rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.6×
Joint 15th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.2
Joint 99th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Hill in brief

West Hill had 16,811 usual residents at the census.

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

In West Hill, 71.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Hill, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.