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Hayling West

Ward

South east Havant. About 8,664 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 91% of people in Hayling West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,598
3,107th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
91%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hayling West compares

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

Hayling WestMiddle
Population12 wards, Havant · 2021
Population: every ward in Havant12 areas from 8,598 to 12,949. The middle area is 10,076. Hayling West is 8,598.
8,598least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Havant · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Havant12 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Hayling West is 91.0%.
91%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Havant · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Havant12 areas from 79.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 96.7%. Hayling West is 88.4%.
88.4%2nd lowest
Claimant rate12 wards, Havant · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Havant12 areas from 1.7% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.8%. Hayling West is 3.0%.
3.0%5th highest

Is Hayling West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hayling West at a rate of 71.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.6 per 1,000 people across Havant.

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

In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hayling West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (260), other crime (129) and anti-social behaviour (96).

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 Havant

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

Average house price
£319,869
Down 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,220
132nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.5
Joint 117th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hayling West in brief

Hayling West had 8,598 usual residents at the census.

About 91% of people in Hayling West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hayling West, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hayling West, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.