HA4 6UP Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Ruislip. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Hillingdon in 2026-27: Band D £2,045 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,364 | £1,591 | £1,818 | £2,045 | £2,500 | £2,955 | £3,409 | £4,091 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (45% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Residential extensions.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Great Central House Great Central Avenue HA4 6TT, Submitted (200 m)
- Howard House The Runway HA4 6SE, Submitted (290 m)
- Early Years Centre (Plot 2) Acol Crescent HA4 6QP, Started (310 m)
- Astral House, The Runway, Ruislip, HA4 6SE, permissioned (310 m)
- Astral House, The Runway, Ruislip, HA4 6SE, permissioned (310 m)
- Bourne Court Site, Bourne Court, Ruislip, Started (330 m)
- Bourne Court, South Ruislip, HA4 6SW, permissioned (340 m)
- Bourne Court, South Ruislip, HA4 6SW, permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 36 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Ruislip 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Northolt Park 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| West Ruislip 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | South Ruislip Underground Station | 290 m |
| Ruislip Gardens Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest South Ruislip Station | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 10.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Great Central Avenue | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Mlr Siddiqui's Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ivory Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Roxbourne Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Bt Kiosk Opp 65 Station Approach- South Ruislip, Hillingdon | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,220 m² | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Fairway Allotments 8,610 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Polish Air Force Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Polish Air Force Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south |
| Moated site at Down Barns Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Roxbourne | Lake or reservoir | 400 m south |
| Ten Acre Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Lane Covert | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Gutteridge Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km west |
| Nower Hill | Hill | 4.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 15 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 7 |
2 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 15 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.