Hillingdon
Hillingdon is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 300,000. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 14 restaurants and cafés, along with 25 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Hillingdon, 1.2 km away. There were around 174 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 8 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Hillingdon is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 305,909 residents at roughly 2,644 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 163rd of 294 English council areas — better than 45% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 26° / 17° · 51% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:21
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Crime
170 reported · July 2026▼ 22% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences67
- Anti-social behaviour29
- Vehicle crime21
- Public order16
16 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Hillingdon East · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Violence against women and girls (VAWG)
- We will tackle drug taking and drug dealing.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
624 reported road collisions (2024)
81 killed or seriously injured · 755 casualties · 20.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 369 rated 4–5 ★ (275 top)
- 34 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hillingdon (1.2 km)
- 25 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from West Ruislip (3.1 km):
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Live buses at Burleigh Road:
- U2 → Hillingdon, Brunel University · 4 min
- U2 → Hillingdon, Brunel University · 16 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£474,665 average▼ 0.6% YoY
Across Hillingdon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,565 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,248
- 2 bed £1,581
- 3 bed £1,906
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.3 times median annual pay (11.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)
51 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: SMC Mitsubishi Hillingdon (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches26
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
305,909 residents in Hillingdon · 2,644/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 66%
- 65+: 13%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 151 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,045 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (40% of 118,250)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
110 schools · 54,290 pupils
64 primary · 21 secondary · 25 other
Ofsted: 35 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
97inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Barnhill Community High SchoolOutstanding
- Ruislip High SchoolOutstanding
- Harefield SchoolGood
- Haydon SchoolGood
- Oak Wood SchoolGood
- Parkside Studio CollegeGood
- Queensmead SchoolGood
- Rosedale CollegeGood
- Swakeleys School for GirlsGood
- UTC HeathrowGood
- Park Academy West LondonRequires improvement
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
- Bishopshalt School
- De Salis Studio College
- Global Academy
- Harlington School
- Hewens College
- Northwood School
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
- Uxbridge High School
- Vyners School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hillingdon
Care & health services
286 CQC-registered services
- Care homes47
- GP practices60
- Dentists59
- Homecare agencies82
- Hospitals & hospices9
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hillingdon
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
409 applications decided
84.4% granted · 345 granted, 64 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Danny Beales
Labour
Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 16
- Con 31
- Grn 1
- Ref 3
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools13
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
16,720 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
383 jobs advertised · £47,715 avg
e.g. FREELANCE FITNESS INSTRUCTORS, Delivery Driver - West Drayton, Tiler (Self-Employed)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£807 median full-time weekly pay
4.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,875 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 129,538 certificates
9.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
30% low-carbon electricity
Gas 60% · Wind 14% · Imports 10% · Biomass 8%
251 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 64.7 women · 64.4 men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in UB10
- The Oakland Medical Centre
- Hillingdon Health Centre
- Wallasey Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Uxbridge and South Ruislip:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s375 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership310 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office265 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test227 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership157 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Oak Wood School · 0.5 kmOak Wood School is a coeducational secondary school with a sixth form, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The school was rated 'Good' in its most recent Ofsted inspection. It shares a site with the Swakeley…
Swakeleys School for Girls · 0.6 kmSwakeleys School for Girls is a secondary school and sixth form for girls located in the Hillingdon area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. It is the only girls' school in the borough and used to share a si…
- Abbotsfield School for Boys · 0.6 km
Abbotsfield School for Boys was an all-boys school in Hillingdon, West London. It closed on 20 July 2017, replaced on the site by the new co-ed Oak Wood School, which officially opened on 1 September 2017, under the s…
Uxbridge and South Ruislip · 0.7 kmUxbridge and South Ruislip is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation. The seat has been held by Danny Beales of the Labour Party since July 2024.
- Royal Air Force Sports Ground · 0.7 km
The Royal Air Force Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Uxbridge, situated behind RAF Uxbridge. The ground also goes by the name of Vine Lane, a nearby main road. It was first used in 1939 by the RAF. Teams such as t…
Hillingdon Court · 0.8 kmHillingdon Court is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Originally built in 1858 as the family home of the Mills family, the mansion has formed part of the ACS Hillingdon…
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