# UB7 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Hillingdon

UB7 8HQ is a postcode in Hillingdon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hillingdon. Open the map at UB7 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) › [UB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub7) › [UB7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **90 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Hillingdon 025A: 112 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **West Drayton, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **No property in UB7 8HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Hillingdon 025A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **£470,875 average price**: For the whole of Hillingdon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at UB7 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at UB7 8HQ**: Road 60 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ
- **15.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-e139302) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rabbsfarm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rabbsfarm-primary-school-e102408) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Drayton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-drayton-academy-e145041) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The PRIDE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pride-academy-e143714) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [The Skills Hub](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-skills-hub-e149033) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding not met, special measures | – |
| [Park Academy West London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-academy-west-london-e145121) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Catherine Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherine-catholic-primary-school-e102424) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorcroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorcroft-school-e138158) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £499,999 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £217,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: West Drayton (290 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: YIEWSLEY FAMILY PRACTICE (260 m); THE HIGH STREET PRACTICE (260 m); OTTERFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m); THE MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: YIEWSLEY PHARMACY (260 m); PHILLIPS PHARMACY (280 m); BOOTS (460 m); WINCHESTER PHARMACY (750 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: FEELGOOD DENTAL (110 m); I.D.H. LTD (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Yiewsley (320 m, Iceland); Aldi Yiewsley London (520 m, Aldi); Tesco West Drayton Superstore (760 m, Tesco); Farmfoods West Drayton (940 m, Farmfoods); Tesco West Drayton Station Rd Express (950 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £470,875** (July 2026). Hillingdon’s average house price was £470,875 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,250** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hillingdon earned a median of £42,250 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 98th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.1×** (2025). A home in Hillingdon costs 11.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 31st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Hillingdon has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 127th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hillingdon 025A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Hillingdon 025A has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,120** (2021). Hillingdon 025A had 2,120 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,684th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Hillingdon 025A, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 6.9%** (August 2026). In Hillingdon 025A, 6.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## UB7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in UB7 was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 615th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,739** (2021). UB7 had 35,739 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 611th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in UB7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In UB7, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon)
- Centre: 51.5114, -0.4687

Council: [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Uxbridge and South Ruislip](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/uxbridge-and-south-ruislip): Danny Beales (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4687,51.5114,UB78HQ

## How to cite

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