UB8 1QE Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Uxbridge. Region: London.
Streets
- Vine Street, London: 61 addresses
- High Street, London: 4 addresses
- Cricket Field Road, London: 2 addresses
- Windsor Street, London: 2 addresses
- Charter Place, London: 1 address
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 (38% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Old Uxbridge / Windsor Street, Old Uxbridge / Windsor Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Changes of use from commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses, Construction of new dwellinghouses in employment areas, Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), Residential extensions.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 10 AND 11, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 18 AND 19, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 20 High Street, grade II
- 274, HIGH STREET, grade II
- RANDALLS DEPARTMENT STORE, grade II
- THE THREE TUNS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Randalls Department Store Vine Street UB8 1RS, Started (10 m)
- Securitas House (formerly Lovell House), 271 High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1LQ, permissioned (90 m)
- Securitas House (formerly Lovell House), 271 High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1LQ, permissioned (90 m)
- Securitas House (Formerly Lovell House) High Street UB8 1LQ, Started (90 m)
- Westcombe House 36-38 Windsor Street UB8 1AB, Started (230 m)
- Westcombe House 36-38 Windsor Street UB8 1AB, Started (240 m)
- SA 26: 148-54 High Street / 25-30 Bakers Street, Uxbridge, not permissioned (250 m)
- SA 26: 148-54 High Street / 25-30 Bakers Street, Uxbridge, not permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 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 70 addresses are between 38 m and 41 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 71%, ultrafast 71%, gigabit 71% 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 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| West Ruislip 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Denham 212,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Uxbridge Underground Station | 210 m |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vine Street Uxbridge | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsbury's Uxbridge Car Park | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Central Uxbridge Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Flora Fountain LTD | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 70 m |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Uxbridge Police Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine Unit 111, The Chimes Shopping Centre, High Street Halifax | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fassnidge Park 3.1 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Dowding Park 13 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barnsfield Place Allotments 5,410 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Market House, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north-west. 81 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-west |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-west |
| Former Regal cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| The Crown and Treaty Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Road Pond | Lake or reservoir | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Big Clump | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Common Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Chandlers Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Bradbury's Island | Island | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 70 | 70 |
66 of the postcode's 70 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hillingdon: see them on the Hillingdon page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Vine Street.