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Hillingdon

Hillingdon is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 12,403. It has 4 schools, 1 GP surgery, and around 7 restaurants and cafés, with 38 bus stops and Hayes and Harlington railway station 2.1 km away. There were around 296 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hillingdon area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hillingdon area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 305,909 residents at roughly 2,644 people per km².

Council
Hillingdon
County
Greater London
Constituency
Hayes and Harlington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
47/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 171st of 294 English council areas — better than 42% of them.

Low crime41
Home affordability9
Affordable rents21
Good schools69
Life expectancy68
Low deprivation39
Employment15
Low council tax97

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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:29

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

36US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 8.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 6.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

287 reported · August 2026▲ 1% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences109
  • Anti-social behaviour88
  • Vehicle crime26
  • Other theft13

Neighbourhood team: Hillingdon West · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Violence Against Women & Girls
  • Burglaries

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

637 reported road collisions (2025)

105 killed or seriously injured · 785 casualties · 20.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 380 rated 4–5 ★ (286 top)
  • 46 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Uxbridge (2.3 km)
  • 47 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from West Drayton (2.9 km):

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Live buses at Hillingdon Primary School:

  • 427 → Southall, Town Hall · 8 min
  • 427 → Southall, Town Hall · 9 min
  • 278 → Heathrow Airport Central · 18 min
  • 427 → Southall, Town Hall · 19 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£482,137 average

Across Hillingdon · to 2026-08

Detached£962,371
Semi-detached£597,163
Terraced£469,539
Flat£291,852

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,570 average monthly rent▲ 2.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,252
  • 2 bed £1,586
  • 3 bed £1,913

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

2,259 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (8.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (8.1 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 34 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Hillingdon Fire Station (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Sports pitches52
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds15

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK27,204
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK33,679
  • Net moves−6,475

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 116 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,045 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (40% of 118,250)

A £1,364
B £1,591
C £1,818
D £2,045
E £2,500
F £2,955
G £3,409
H £4,091

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

112 schools · 54,308 pupils

64 primary · 21 secondary · 27 other

Ofsted: 35 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

97 inspected 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

290 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes48
  • GP practices61
  • Dentists60
  • Homecare agencies83
  • Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hillingdon

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 58 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

421 applications decided

86% granted · 362 granted, 59 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Danny Beales

Labour

Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

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

  • Schools20
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens19
  • Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

17,260 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

366 jobs advertised · £51,124 avg

e.g. Hgv Class 1 Driver, Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department, Painter & Decorator (Self-Employed)

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£807 median full-time weekly pay

5% 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

32% low-carbon electricity

Gas 67% · Wind 19% · Biomass 7% · Nuclear 6%

271 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Hillingdon · 0.1 km

    Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During th…

  • Bishopshalt School · 0.5 km

    Bishopshalt School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status based in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It has specialisations in music and the performing arts. Between 2013 and 2014, the school was use…

  • Red Lion, Hillingdon · 0.6 km

    The Red Lion is a Grade II listed public house at Royal Lane, Hillingdon, London.

  • Abbotsfield School for Boys · 0.7 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…

  • Swakeleys School for Girls · 0.7 km

    Swakeleys 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…

  • Royal Air Force Sports Ground · 0.9 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hillingdon?
Hillingdon is a town in Greater London, England, in the Hillingdon local authority.
What is the population of Hillingdon?
Hillingdon has an approximate settlement population of 12,403.
How deprived is Hillingdon?
The Hillingdon local authority, which includes Hillingdon, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.