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Heston West · Hounslow

Heston West: your neighbourhood

Heston West electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 32% here, compared with 41.6% across Hounslow (9.6 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 25.3% here, compared with 18.6% across Hounslow (6.7 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 27.3% here, compared with 20.7% across Hounslow (6.6 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

11.8%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,851 out of 15,729.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

733 out of 15,733.

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People counted in the census

15,729

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

15,729 out of 15,729.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,919 out of 12,251.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

65%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,059 out of 4,707.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

27.3%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,286 out of 4,707.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.2%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,806 out of 12,259.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

6,747 out of 12,259.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

443 out of 12,259.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.3%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,099 out of 12,251.

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Homes rented privately

27%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,280 out of 4,708.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

12.7%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,562 out of 12,259.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

23%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,106 out of 4,708.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Heston West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

706 out of 12,259.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Heston West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

1,495 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,526 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Heston West ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 117 mapped crimes in September 2024; 107 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Heston West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202411734
October 202410432
November 202411931
December 202413730
January 202513917
February 202510534
March 202512230
April 202511219
May 202513730
June 202516942
July 202512639
August 202513954
September 202510426
October 202511549
November 202514022
December 202512525
January 202613030
February 202613324
March 202612525
April 202613941
May 202612834
June 202614437
July 202610531
August 202610733
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Heston West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime505
shoplifting214
vehicle crime200
other theft113
public order106
criminal damage arson89
drugs64
burglary63
robbery50
theft from the person49
other crime19
bicycle theft16
possession of weapons7
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Hounslow →