UB7 9EA Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Drayton. 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 (52% of about 970 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
- Former West Drayton Police Station, Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7JQ, permissioned (280 m)
- Former West Drayton Police Station, Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7JQ, permissioned (280 m)
- 26-36 Horton Road, Yiewsley, Started (700 m)
- Padcroft Works, Tavistock Road, Yiewsley, Started (840 m)
- Padcroft Works, Tavistock Road, Yiewsley, Submitted (840 m)
- Padcroft Works, Tavistock Road, Yiewsley, UB7 7RQ, permissioned (850 m)
- Former Garages Site A Rear Of 38-84 Coleridge Way UB4 9HR, Started (880 m)
- Morrison Supermarket 41-67 High Street UB7 7QQ, Submitted (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 29 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 | West Drayton 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m |
| Iver 363,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Hayes and Harlington 8.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Queens Road (UB7) West Drayton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Central Bus Stn (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Sunbury Ferry Landing | 11.9 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Sky Nights Hotel Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 3.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Medical Centre | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carewell Chemist | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest I.d.h. LTD | 660 m |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Heathrow Polar Park Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,730 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Green 1.3 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,670 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Closes 9.3 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest West Drayton Depot Allotments 1.0 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Walls Around St Martin's Churchyard, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m west. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walls Around St Martin's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m west |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| The Old Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| Wall Running South From the Old Gatehouse and West Along Front of Gatehouse Nurseries | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m west |
| Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf course | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stockley Road Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Thorney Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Mayfields Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| The Island | Island | 3.0 km south-west |
| Wood End | Wood | 3.5 km north-east |
| Chandlers Hill | Hill | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 21 |
6 of the postcode's 21 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.