Ashford West

Spelthorne · South East · population 11,693 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,945 of 6,856 in England
  • #497 of 1,119 in South East
  • #5 of 13 in Spelthorne
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,433
Median age (est.)40
Density4,532per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above34%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 6%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 15%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 75%Asian 15%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 29% · Hindu 5%

Born outside the UK: 23%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Ashford West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,945 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 13 in Spelthorne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (71) and lowest on Crime (46). Typical homes here sold for about £435,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 145 sales), 7% below the wider Spelthorne median of £466,650. Typical household take-home income is around £46,769 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 69 · #2,109
Employment 69 · #2,144
Education 69 · #2,137
Health 71 · #2,013
Crime 46 · #3,665
Housing & access 56 · #3,014
Living environment 47 · #3,652

House prices ?

£435,000median (12m) · -0.9% yr · n=145
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£435,000145-0.9%+4.8%
Detached£617,50030+9.3%+18.0%
Semi-detached£497,50040-1.0%+9.2%
Terraced£480,00023+12.9%+24.7%
Flat£280,00052-1.4%-4.1%
This area£435,000
Spelthorne£466,650
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£46,769±£6,554 · #1,684 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,201
Price-to-income ?9.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 992 offences
Spelthorne76
South East71
England83

Rank #4,321 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences400
Theft234
Burglary43
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson96
Public order & weapons94
Drugs42
Robbery13
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 162 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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