UB8 3LD Hillingdon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wood End. Region: London.
Streets
- West Drayton Road, Yiewsley: 21 addresses
- Morello Avenue, Hillingdon: 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 D (60% of about 720 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 107 West Drayton Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3LE, permissioned (220 m)
- 107 West Drayton Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3LE, permissioned (220 m)
- 45 Corwell Gardens UB8 3JT, Submitted (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 22 New Road UB8 3DX, Started (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 22 New Road, Hillingdon, UB8 3DX, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Greater Barn Hubbards Close UB8 3HB, Started (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 1380 Uxbridge Road UB10 0NQ, Submitted (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 1380 Uxbridge Road UB10 0NQ, Submitted (580 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 12 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 45 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 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hayes and Harlington 8.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Iver 363,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Merrimans Cnr /Harlington Road Hillingdon Heath | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park on Goulds Green, UB8 | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkview Surgery | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Joshi Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pield Heath Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hillingdon [Hayes] Police Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Hillingdon - Uxbridge Road PFS, Hillingdon Heath Cashzone | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knights Gardens 7,910 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hale Field Park 10 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.9 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | Wood End Green Allotments 4.0 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf course, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf course | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wood End | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Home Covert | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Hare Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Stockley Road Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Chandlers Hill | Hill | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
22 of the postcode's 22 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 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 | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 West Drayton Road.