UB8 2RX Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Uxbridge. Region: London.
Streets
- Millennium Close, London: 31 addresses
- Mill Bridge 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 (51% of about 830 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): Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), 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
- Waterloo Wharf, Waterloo Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2QX, permissioned (350 m)
- Waterloo Wharf, Waterloo Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2QX, permissioned (350 m)
- Dolphin Bridge House Rockingham Road UB8 2XL, Started (440 m)
- Tavistock House, 5 Rockingham Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2UB, permissioned (450 m)
- Tavistock House, 5 Rockingham Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2UB, permissioned (450 m)
- Weir House, 50 Riverside Way, Uxbridge, UB8 2YF, permissioned (550 m)
- Weir House, 50 Riverside Way, Uxbridge, UB8 2YF, permissioned (550 m)
- 50 Weir House Riverside Way UB8 2YF, Submitted (550 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 32 addresses are between 31 m and 33 m above sea level (32 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 |
| Iver 363,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Denham 212,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Uxbridge Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Way Uxbridge Moor | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Cedars Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 7.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Central Uxbridge Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H.a. Mcparland | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hollis Dental Practice | 780 m |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Uxbridge Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Handelsbanken | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fassnidge Park 3.1 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,700 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m north-east. 42 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north-east |
| The Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chandlers Hill | Hill | 1.5 km west |
| Park Road Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Cowley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Big Clump | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km north-east |
| Bradbury's Island | Island | 4.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 32 |
5 of the postcode's 32 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Millennium Close.