UB3 2SP Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 C (39% of about 690 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
- Blue Lagoon 3 Wood End Green Road UB3 2SB, Submitted (220 m)
- 579-583 Uxbridge Road UB4 8HP, Submitted (280 m)
- Bridgewater House 866-868 Uxbridge Road UB4 0RR, Submitted (580 m)
- Legion House Uxbridge Road UB4 0RP, Submitted (600 m)
- 1200 Uxbridge Road UB4 8JD, Submitted (650 m)
- Y-4 Express Ltd Newport Road UB4 8JX, Submitted (660 m)
- Woodside Day Centre 401 Uxbridge Road UB4 0RE, Started (700 m)
- Wadsworth Business Centre, 800-806 Uxbridge Road UB6 7LQ, Started (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 14 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 60 addresses are between 41 m and 42 m above sea level (42 m on average).
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 | 2.1 km |
| West Drayton 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Southall 7.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Rosedale Park Wood End Green | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 10.5 km |
| Car parks | Middlesex Parking | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Pine Medical Centre | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vantage Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Worx Oral Care LTD | 880 m |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Hillingdon [Hayes] Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,640 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Barra Hall Park 8.7 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 40 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wood End Green Allotments 4.0 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m south-east. 10 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* | 560 m south-east |
| Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf course | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wood End | Wood | 510 m south-east |
| Hare Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Lane Covert | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| The Gorse | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Stockley Road Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-west |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 60 | 60 |
None of the postcode's 60 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.