Barncroft Close Hillingdon
58 addresses across 3 postcodes (UB8), about 250 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 21400102.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (C: 23, D: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Hillingdon costs £2,045 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is West Drayton, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Knights Gardens, is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 15.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 45 to 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: 44 of its 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is West London Medical Centre, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 27% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 101 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (11); House, end-terrace (9); House, enclosed end-terrace (4). Built: 1996-2002 (23); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (24).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 street: most are in band D (49% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 107 West Drayton Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3LE, permissioned (320 m)
- 107 West Drayton Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3LE, permissioned (320 m)
- 22 New Road UB8 3DX, Started (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 22 New Road, Hillingdon, UB8 3DX, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Greater Barn Hubbards Close UB8 3HB, Started (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Transport House Uxbridge Road UB10 0LY, Submitted (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Transport House, Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon, UB10 0LY, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Transport House, Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon, UB10 0LY, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 58 addresses are between 45 m and 46 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UB8 3JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UB8 3JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UB8 3UT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
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 | 3.1 km (2 miles) | |
| Iver 363,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lees Road (UB8) Hillingdon Heath | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park on Goulds Green, UB8 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West London Medical Centre | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Joshi Pharmacy | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pield Heath Road (Dental Surgery) | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Hillingdon Hospital | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hillingdon [Hayes] Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Hillingdon - Uxbridge Road PFS, Hillingdon Heath Cashzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knights Gardens 7,910 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hale Field Park 10 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Connaught Recreation Ground 2.3 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pield Heath Road Allotments 4,010 m² | 520 m (0.3 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), 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf course | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Home Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Hare Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Big Clump | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Stockley Road Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
| Chandlers Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 58 | 58 |
44 of the street's 58 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillingdon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hewens College | Secondary | 11–19 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hewens Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| De Salis Studio College | Secondary | 14–19 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Colham Manor Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Highfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Park Academy West London | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bishopshalt School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional; Achievement: Exceptional; Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Exceptional; Post-16 provision: Exceptional; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Wood End Park Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| McMillan Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rosedale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oak Wood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernacre Manor UB8 3NF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Hillingdon Manor School UB8 3HD | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2024 |
| Grants Fish Bar Ltd UB8 3JD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 13 Oct 2025 |
| London Superstore UB8 3JD | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Saineet News UB8 3JD | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Mehar Supermarket UB10 0NY | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Chicken Cottage UB10 0NY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Nice Food & Wine UB10 0NS | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Taste of Afghanistan UB10 0NS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Unknown | 10 Feb 2026 |
| New Moon Pizza & Chicken UB10 0NS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Tropics Grill / Tropics Grill Ltd UB10 0NS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting publication | |
| Yumchi Chinese LTD UB10 0NS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Mr. Shawarma London UB10 0NS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Sunflower House Nursery UB8 3HW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 13 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Harlington Road (30); On or near Collingwood Road (16); On or near Hambledon Close (14); On or near Barwick Drive (11); On or near Aldenham Drive (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- UB8 3JX: 29 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- UB8 3UT: 28 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- UB8 3JW: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Barncroft Close · Barwick Drive · Little London Close · Hindhead Close · Glasshouse Close · Haig Road · Hambledon Close · Aldenham Drive · Wooburn Close · Collingwood Road · Morello Avenue · Bartram Close
All the streets in UB8 and across Hillingdon.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.