UB8 2BL Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillingdon West. 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 (51% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Andrews Park (Formerly RAF Uxbridge), Submitted (180 m)
- Former Raf Uxbridge Town Centre Extension (East/Dice) Hillingdon Road UB, Started (310 m)
- St Andrews Park (Formerly RAF Uxbridge), Started (310 m)
- St Andrews Park, Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, UB10 0RZ, permissioned (320 m)
- St Andrews Park, Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, UB10 0RZ, permissioned (320 m)
- Securitas House (Formerly Lovell House) High Street UB8 1LQ, Started (360 m)
- Securitas House (formerly Lovell House), 271 High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1LQ, permissioned (370 m)
- Securitas House (formerly Lovell House), 271 High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1LQ, permissioned (370 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 23 addresses are between 43 m and 44 m above sea level (44 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 | West Drayton 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| West Ruislip 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Iver 363,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Uxbridge Underground Station | 620 m |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest St Andrew's Church (UB8) Uxbridge | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 14.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Uxbridge Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Central Uxbridge Surgery | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Flora Fountain LTD | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street Uxbridge | 410 m |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Uxbridge Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine Unit 111, The Chimes Shopping Centre, High Street Halifax | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dowding Park 13 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Honeycroft Hill Allotments 940 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Regal cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m north. 72 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Regal cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Group Operations Room | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m east |
| The Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Road Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Big Clump | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Common Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Chandlers Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km north-east |
| Bradbury's Island | Island | 4.9 km 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 23 |
16 of the postcode's 23 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.