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Ickenham & South Harefield
Hillingdon, London
PocketsIckenham (Breakspear Road South · River Pinn · Milton Court · Swakeleys Park · Yeading Brook)Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys (Frays Farm Meadows · Swakeleys)HarefieldWest Ruislip South
Ickenham and South Harefield sits at the far north-west of London, where suburban Hillingdon fades into Colne Valley farmland. The ward has an unusually deep heritage spine for outer west London, with twenty-eight listed buildings including the Grade I Swakeleys House — a 1638 Artisan Mannerist mansion built for the future Lord Mayor Sir Edmund Wright — alongside Grade I Ickenham Manor and the Grade I Outbuildings to North of Swakeleys. Frays Farm Meadows gives almost thirty-five hectares of open space and the ward's total green cover approaches two hundred hectares. Safety readings are among the strongest in this batch, and seven outstanding schools lie within reach. The drawbacks: public transport is weak, with Ickenham tube on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines but long headways and no close rail; cultural and food provision is modest; and the planning pipeline is essentially empty, keeping supply tight.
- Strongest85Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong77Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 28 listed buildings
- 12.8% covered by a conservation area
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Frays Farm Meadows (34.6 hectares)
- 109 open venues (60 food and drink, 49 other)
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Swakeleys House is a Grade I listed Artisan Mannerist mansion built in 1638 for Sir Edmund Wright, the future Lord Mayor of London.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
60Better than 79% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability50
- Rent affordability40
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)76
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Ickenham & South Harefield: 179 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
85Better than 99% of London
- Personal safety85
- Property crime89
- Anti-social behaviour80
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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
25Better than 5% 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 quality88
- Quietness40
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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
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene14
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
109 open venues nearby — 60 food & drink, 49 other.
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For Ickenham & South Harefield: the mix behind 109 open venues—% independent
Education
41Among the lowest in London
- Primary schools38
- Secondary schools44
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Ickenham & South Harefield: 5 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
26Better than 43% of London
28 listed buildings · 13% under a conservation area
- SwakeleysGrade I
- Ickenham ManorGrade I
- Outbuildings to North of SwakeleysGrade I
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
77Better than 95% of London
- Green spaces94
- Waterways55
Largest green space: Frays Farm Meadows (35 ha). ~200 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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Ickenham & South Harefield, quick answers
- Is Ickenham & South Harefield safe?
- Ickenham & South Harefield scores 85 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — one of London's safer wards on this measure. 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 Ickenham & South Harefield a good place to live?
- Ickenham & South Harefield scores 44 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 safety (85) and nature access (77); its weakest is area development (1). 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 Ickenham & South Harefield?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Ickenham & South Harefield 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 25 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Ickenham & South Harefield expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Ickenham & South Harefield is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 10/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Ickenham & South Harefield?
- Ickenham & South Harefield scores 41 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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