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Colham & Cowley
Hillingdon, London
PocketsYiewsley West (River Pinn · Grand Union Canal · Frays River)Hillingdon Heath (Colham Green · Connaught Recreation Ground)Hillingdon South (Coney Green · Colham Green)Yiewsley East (Hale Field Park · Park View Road)Uxbridge Central & Brunel
Colham & Cowley sits in the south of Hillingdon along the Grand Union Canal, a suburban ward spanning Uxbridge's southern edge and Cowley village. Roughly a sixth of the ward falls inside conservation area. The 40 listed buildings include two Grade II* medieval churches — the Church of St John the Baptist at Hillingdon and the Church of St Laurence at Cowley — plus the Grade II Barnacre. Green space runs to 74 hectares with the canal corridor and Hale Field Park, and market conditions favour buyers and renters compared with the inner boroughs. Public-transport access is moderate with Uxbridge on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines. The weak points: safety sits below the borough median, only eight outstanding-rated schools are within reach, culture is thin, and the A40 and Western Avenue push traffic through the ward edges.
- Strongest68Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong65Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out7Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 40 listed buildings
- 17% covered by a conservation area
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Hale Field Park (10.6 hectares)
- 107 open venues (63 food and drink, 44 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
65Better than 88% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability70
- Rent affordability85
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)56
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Colham & Cowley: 131 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
41Better than 35% of London
- Personal safety38
- Property crime46
- Anti-social behaviour36
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Connectivity
33Better than 21% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
60Better than 69% of London
- Air quality80
- Quietness33
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
14Better than 18% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
107 open venues nearby — 63 food & drink, 44 other.
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Education
47Better than 20% of London
- Primary schools42
- Secondary schools50
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For Colham & Cowley: 10 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
23Better than 40% of London
40 listed buildings · 17% under a conservation area
- Church of St John Grade II*
- Church of St LaurenceGrade II*
- BarnacreGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
68Better than 68% of London
- Green spaces87
- Waterways35
Largest green space: Hale Field Park (11 ha). ~74 ha of green space in total.
Area development
7Better than 65% of London
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- Is Colham & Cowley safe?
- Colham & Cowley scores 41 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Colham & Cowley a good place to live?
- Colham & Cowley scores 40 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (68) and property prices & growth (65); its weakest is area development (7). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Colham & Cowley?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Colham & Cowley 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 33 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Colham & Cowley expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Colham & Cowley is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 14/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Colham & Cowley?
- Colham & Cowley scores 47 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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