Situated on the western border of London, this green neighbourhood has a strong multi-faith community composed mostly of Christians and Muslims. Housing is generally very low-built, featuring a pleasing mixture of interwar shop fronts, modern builds, the occasional remnant of the Victorian era and some exceptional little post-war closes decked in multi-coloured bricks that have aged incredibly well. Amenities are in no short supply on High Street to the west of this neighbourhood, which features a big Morrisons, Aldi, continental grocery stores, sushi restaurants, pharmacies and everything else. Outdoors-types are well-catered for in this suburb through the Stockley County Park to the north, Yiewsley Recreation Ground in the eastern side and the Colne Valley Regional Park to the north-west, just a few minutes’ journey on public transport. Overall this area is quiet and well connected with a strong local community.

Yiewsley was little more than open countryside until the late 18th century, when the Grand Junction Canal was cut, creating an alternative transport route by boat stretching from London to Birmingham. Yiewsley’s citizens were largely brick-makers and pig farmers at this time until more intensified development began towards the 20th century.

Ronnie Wood, guitarist in the rock band The Rolling Stones grew up in this neighbourhood, and the man behind the special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Wally Gentleman, was also born here.

The main downside to this neighbourhood is that the only train station is West Drayton in the south-west corner of this area, making travel outside of the neighbourhood via public transport somewhat difficult for those who do not live nearby. Traffic, however, is very low in the locality, and the roads are wide and well-maintained, making the area perfectly suited for driving.

Trout Road, High Street and Padcroft Works have each been designated as future house building sites in this area, bringing a modest amount of development but nothing that is likely to drastically alter the area. The Elizabeth Line, formerly Crossrail, also stops at West Drayton station, dramatically improving people’s accessibility to Central London by cutting their travel times by 50%.