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Northwood
Hillingdon, London
Northwood sits in the far north-west of Hillingdon at the Hertfordshire border, a suburban ward of interwar and postwar housing set against the 305-hectare Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve. The natural setting is the draw: 165 hectares of green space across the ward, with Ruislip Woods containing one of the most extensive oak-and-hornbeam coppice woods in south-east England. Twenty listed buildings include the Grade II* Green End, the Grade II* Mount Vernon Hospital Chapel and the Grade II The Grange, and the safety score is among the stronger ones in outer London. Metropolitan line trains at Northwood handle the commute. The flipsides are clear: there are no outstanding schools in the immediate area, cultural and nightlife provision is thin, the market has weakened, and overall public-transport access outside the station catchment is only moderate.
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Ruislip Woods, 305 hectares across Northwood and Ruislip, became the first national nature reserve in an urban area of England in 1997; it is the largest single block of ancient semi-natural woodland in Greater London.
- Moderate public-transport access
- 20 listed buildings
- 3.9% covered by a conservation area
- Largest green space: Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve (93.6 hectares)
- 94 open venues (56 food and drink, 38 other)
Northwood score highlights
- Safety Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London (score 71/100).
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 70/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 0/100).
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Property prices & growth
49/ 100
- Purchase affordability45
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)54
- Activity (turnover)48
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
71/ 100
- Personal safety78
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour68
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Connectivity
32/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
70/ 100
- Air quality97
- Quietness30
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Cultural Signal
16/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
94 open venues nearby — 56 food & drink, 38 other.
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Education
37/ 100
- Primary schools34
- Secondary schools38
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Heritage
21/ 100
20 listed buildings · 4% under a conservation area
- Green EndGrade II*
- Mount Vernon Hospital ChapelGrade II*
- The GrangeGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
66/ 100
- Green spaces89
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve (94 ha). ~165 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0/ 100
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