UB3 2PY Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Wood End. 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 D (47% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hayes Village. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Residential extensions.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FORMER MANOR HOUSE STABLES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1-3 Chapel Court, 126 Church Road, Hayes, UB3 2LW, permissioned (170 m)
- 1-3 Chapel Court, 126 Church Road, Hayes, UB3 2LW, permissioned (170 m)
- Woodside Day Centre 401 Uxbridge Road UB4 0RE, Started (290 m)
- 800-806 Wadsworth Business Centre, 21 Wadsworth Road, UB6 7LQ Hayes, permissioned (390 m)
- Wadsworth Business Centre, 800-806 Uxbridge Road UB6 7LQ, Started (390 m)
- Legion House Uxbridge Road UB4 0RP, Submitted (410 m)
- Bridgewater House 866-868 Uxbridge Road UB4 0RR, Submitted (410 m)
- Blue Lagoon 3 Wood End Green Road UB3 2SB, Submitted (620 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 38 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 | Hayes and Harlington 8.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Southall 7.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| West Drayton 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Church Green Wood End | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 9.8 km |
| Car parks | Middlesex Parking | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Townfield Doctors Surgery | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Daya LTD | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Yeading Lane Dental Practice | 750 m |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Hillingdon [Hayes] Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Barra Hall Park 8.7 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Wood End Green Allotments 4.0 ha | 950 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m west |
| Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf course | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 9.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wood End | Wood | 200 m west |
| Lane Covert | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Hare Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Willow Tree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Moat House Covert | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 39 |
4 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.