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Northwood
Hillingdon, London
PocketsDucks Hill (Copse Wood · Bishops Wood · Green End · Frithwood Park)Northwood (The Gravel Pits · Park Wood · Green Lane)
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.
- Strongest73Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong70Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- 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)
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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.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
50Better than 53% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability50
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)54
- Activity (turnover)44
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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 Northwood: 107 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
73Better than 91% of London
- Personal safety80
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour72
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Connectivity
32Better than 19% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
70Better than 84% of London
- Air quality97
- Quietness30
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
16Better than 26% of London
- 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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For Northwood: the mix behind 94 open venues—% independent
Education
37Among the lowest in London
- Primary schools34
- Secondary schools38
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For Northwood: 5 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
16Better than 34% of London
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
66Better than 61% of London
- Green spaces89
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve (94 ha). ~165 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Northwood safe?
- Northwood scores 73 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 Northwood a good place to live?
- Northwood 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 safety (73) and air & quiet (70); 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 Northwood?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Northwood 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 32 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Northwood expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Northwood 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 Northwood?
- Northwood scores 37 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools.
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