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Harefield Village
Hillingdon, London
PocketsHarefield (Park Wood · Breakspear Road North · Pearsons Wood · Bayhurst Wood)
Harefield Village sits at the far north-west corner of Hillingdon, a semi-rural Middlesex parish ringed by the Ruislip Woods, Harefield Heath and the Colne Valley. The forty-two listed buildings include the Grade I Breakspear House, rebuilt in the mid-seventeenth century on an estate that takes its name from the fourteenth-century Breakspear family, along with the Grade I Church of St Mary and the Grade II* Almshouses. Green space is remarkable by any London standard — around 253 hectares, including part of the Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve at 41 hectares within the ward. The air is clean, and the village centre carries a small but real retail footprint. The costs are structural: almost no public-transport access on the index, with no Underground or rail in the village and only slow bus links to Uxbridge and Northwood; only one Ofsted outstanding rated school within reach; and a cultural footprint confined to village life.
- Strongest83Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong70Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out4Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 42 listed buildings
- 11.4% covered by a conservation area
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve (41 hectares)
- 57 open venues (30 food and drink, 27 other)
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The Grade I Breakspear House in Harefield takes its name from the Breakspear family, recorded in the parish from the late fourteenth century, and was largely rebuilt in the mid-seventeenth century.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
67Better than 92% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability75
- Rent affordability85
- Price momentum (5yr)46
- Activity (turnover)76
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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 Harefield Village: 57 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
69Better than 86% of London
- Personal safety68
- Property crime77
- Anti-social behaviour60
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
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Connectivity
13Lowest in London
Median public-transport access is limited (TfL PTAL 1.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
70Better than 84% of London
- Air quality100
- Quietness28
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
13Better than 15% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining0
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene7
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
57 open venues nearby — 30 food & drink, 27 other.
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For Harefield Village: the mix behind 57 open venues—% independent
Education
28Lowest in London
- Primary schools20
- Secondary schools36
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School inspection history
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For Harefield Village: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
23Better than 40% of London
42 listed buildings · 11% under a conservation area
- Breakspear HouseGrade I
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- AlmshousesGrade II*
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
83Better than 99% of London
- Green spaces104
- Waterways50
Largest green space: Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve (41 ha). ~253 ha of green space in total.
Area development
4Better than 53% of London
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- Is Harefield Village safe?
- Harefield Village scores 69 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of 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 Harefield Village a good place to live?
- Harefield Village scores 41 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 (83) and air & quiet (70); its weakest is area development (4). 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 Harefield Village?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Harefield Village 1 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 13 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Harefield Village expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Harefield Village is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 15/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Harefield Village?
- Harefield Village scores 28 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 1 school within a kilometre holds an Outstanding rating.
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