Hillingdon
Hillingdon is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 6 restaurants and cafés, 31 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Heathrow Terminal 4, 1 km away. There were around 204 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 Spelthorne area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 102,955 residents at roughly 2,294 people per km².
- Council
- Spelthorne
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 194th of 294 English council areas — better than 34% 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:30
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
199 reported · August 2026▲ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences67
- Anti-social behaviour38
- Other crime26
- Public order20
2 stop & searches · mostly articles for use in criminal damage
Neighbourhood team: Stanwell · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour
- Criminal Damage
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
214 reported road collisions (2025)
52 killed or seriously injured · 251 casualties · 20.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
394 food businesses within 2 miles
- 325 rated 4–5 ★ (274 top)
- 14 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Heathrow Terminal 4 (1.0 km)
- 31 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail (1.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£440,812 average▼ 1.6% YoY
Across Spelthorne · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,696 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,232
- 2 bed £1,582
- 3 bed £1,839
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
12.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.2 times median annual pay (12.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,153 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: 157.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
20 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 36 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: MFG BP Stanwell (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches24
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
102,955 residents in Spelthorne · 2,294/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,504
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,146
- Net moves+358
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 196 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,526 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (34% of 44,710)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
35 schools · 14,893 pupils
21 primary · 6 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 9 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
28 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Thomas Knyvett CollegeRequires improvement
- St Paul's Catholic College
- Sunbury Manor School
- Thamesmead School
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School
- The Matthew Arnold School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Spelthorne
Care & health services
1,403 CQC-registered services
- Care homes393
- GP practices201
- Dentists359
- Homecare agencies299
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 38 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
143 applications decided
82.5% granted · 118 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 6
- Con 14
- LD 11
- Grn 1
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,335 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
£877 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,756 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 48,886 certificates
7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile6.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)5.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in TW19
- St David'S Family Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU850 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules364 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND268 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases197 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth182 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C. · 0.4 kmAshford Town (Middlesex) Football Club is a football club based in Stanwell, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South Central Division and play at the Robert Parker Stadium in Short Lan…
- T2 Energy Centre · 0.5 km
The T2 Energy Centre is a biomass-fuelled combined heating and power (CHP) station at Heathrow Airport in London which opened in December 2012. It provides heat to half of the active terminals: Terminal 2 and Termin…
Stanwell · 0.9 kmStanwell is a village in the Spelthorne district, in Surrey, England. It is 16 miles (26 km) west of central London. A small corner of its land is used as industrial land for nearby Heathrow Airport. The rest of the v…
Staines Rural District · 0.9 kmStaines Rural District was a rural district of Middlesex in England from 1894 to 1930.
- Heathrow Terminal 4 · 1.0 km
Heathrow Terminal 4 is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport, the main airport serving London, England, situated to the south of the southern runway, next to the cargo terminal. It is connected to Heathrow Terminals…
- Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station · 1.0 km
Heathrow Terminal 4 is a London Underground station at Heathrow Airport on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line. The next stations are Hatton Cross to the east and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 in a one-way operation…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hillingdon?
- Hillingdon is a town in Surrey, England, in the Spelthorne local authority.
- How deprived is Hillingdon?
- The Spelthorne local authority, which includes Hillingdon, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.