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Hillingdon West
Hillingdon, London
PocketsUxbridge Central & Brunel (River Pinn · Former Regal cinema · Dowding Park · Hillingdon Road)Hillingdon South (Dowding Park · Cedars House)
Hillingdon West sits on the Uxbridge side of the borough, a residential ward bordered by green corridors and the former RAF Uxbridge site. The character is interwar suburbia with pockets of deeper heritage. Heritage is genuine: twenty-one listed buildings including the Grade I Group Operations Room (the Battle of Britain Bunker), the Grade II* Cedars House and the Grade II* Former Regal Cinema. Dowding Park runs to 13.4 hectares and total green space crosses twenty-six, with eight Outstanding-rated schools within reach. The drawbacks are that public-transport access is low at PTAL 2 — the ward depends on Uxbridge Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines at its edge, with most streets car-reliant — cultural venues are modest beyond Uxbridge town centre, conservation-area coverage is under five percent, and safety is only mid-range. Market affordability is a reasonable plus.
- Strongest74Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong69Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 21 listed buildings
- 4.6% covered by a conservation area
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Dowding Park (13.4 hectares)
- 125 open venues (70 food and drink, 55 other)
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The Battle of Britain Bunker at RAF Uxbridge, from which the 11 Group Operations Room directed fighter defence of London in 1940, is Grade I listed.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
64Better than 87% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability70
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)60
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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 Hillingdon West: 71 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
57Better than 66% of London
- Personal safety55
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour52
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Connectivity
40Better than 40% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
69Better than 82% of London
- Air quality82
- Quietness50
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
21Better than 43% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
125 open venues nearby — 70 food & drink, 55 other.
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For Hillingdon West: the mix behind 125 open venues—% independent
Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools52
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For Hillingdon West: 1 school, with its inspection record
Heritage
34Better than 47% of London
21 listed buildings · 5% under a conservation area
- Group Operations RoomGrade I
- Cedars HouseGrade II*
- Former Regal CinemaGrade II*
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
74Better than 88% of London
- Green spaces90
- Waterways55
Largest green space: Dowding Park (13 ha). ~27 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Hillingdon West safe?
- Hillingdon West scores 57 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 Hillingdon West a good place to live?
- Hillingdon West scores 45 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 (74) and air & quiet (69); its weakest is area development (0). 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 Hillingdon West?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Hillingdon West 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 40 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Hillingdon West expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Hillingdon West 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 Hillingdon West?
- Hillingdon West scores 50 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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