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South Ruislip

Ward

North east Hillingdon. About 17,549 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.7 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 South Ruislip live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,842
456th 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
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South Ruislip compares

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

South RuislipMiddle
Population21 wards, Hillingdon · 2021
Population: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 5,741 to 19,805. The middle area is 15,440. South Ruislip is 16,842.
16,8427th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Hillingdon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 0.0% to 90.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. South Ruislip is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Hillingdon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 78.1% to 98.3%. The middle area is 95.0%. South Ruislip is 95.1%.
95.1%10th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Hillingdon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hillingdon21 areas from 2.6% to 6.6%. The middle area is 5.2%. South Ruislip is 3.8%.
3.8%7th lowest

Is South Ruislip safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ruislip at a rate of 91.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.2 per 1,000 people across Hillingdon.

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

In August 2026 alone, 136 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Ruislip.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (338), shoplifting (279) and anti-social behaviour (258).

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 Hillingdon

These figures are published for the whole of Hillingdon, not for each ward, so they describe all of Hillingdon and not South Ruislip alone. See Hillingdon

Average house price
£482,137
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,250
98th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.4×
Joint 29th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.7
Joint 127th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
South Ruislip in brief

South Ruislip had 16,842 usual residents at the census.

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

In South Ruislip, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Ruislip, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.