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Northwood Hills
Hillingdon, London
PocketsNorthwood (Joel Street · Pinner Road · south-east)Northwood Hills (Park Wood · Long Meadow · Joel Street)Ducks Hill
Northwood Hills sits in north Hillingdon on the Metropolitan line between Pinner and Northwood, a 1930s suburb developed to serve the station that opened in 1933. Eleven listed buildings — including the Grade II Ramin Cottage, Eastcote Grange, and the Grade II Woodman Inn — reflect a layer of older rural fabric that predates the Metro-land expansion. Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve, a 300-hectare ancient woodland, provides the defining green, with 33 hectares inside the ward boundary. Safety scores sit well above the London median. The trade-offs are on pace-of-life rather than amenity: public-transport access is moderate, with Northwood Hills Tube station putting Baker Street within forty minutes; conservation area cover reaches only 4%; only five outstanding-rated schools fall within the catchment; and the high street amenities are thin relative to inner wards, with most evening activity a bus ride away in Northwood or Pinner.
- Strongest69Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong68Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out5Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 11 listed buildings
- 3.9% covered by a conservation area
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve (32.6 hectares)
- 99 open venues (58 food and drink, 41 other)
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Ruislip Woods was designated a National Nature Reserve in 1997 and is the largest area of ancient woodland in London.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
53Better than 62% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability50
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)57
- Activity (turnover)52
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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 Hills: 94 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
66Better than 82% of London
- Personal safety60
- Property crime69
- Anti-social behaviour72
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Connectivity
32Better than 19% 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 quality93
- Quietness33
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
18Better than 33% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
99 open venues nearby — 58 food & drink, 41 other.
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For Northwood Hills: the mix behind 99 open venues—% independent
Education
47Better than 20% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools50
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For Northwood Hills: 7 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
11Better than 28% of London
11 listed buildings · 4% under a conservation area
- Ramin CottageGrade II
- Eastcote GrangeGrade II
- The Woodman InnGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
68Better than 68% of London
- Green spaces90
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve (33 ha). ~68 ha of green space in total.
Area development
5Better than 58% of London
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- Is Northwood Hills safe?
- Northwood Hills scores 66 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 Northwood Hills a good place to live?
- Northwood Hills 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 air & quiet (69) and nature access (68); its weakest is area development (5). 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 Hills?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Northwood Hills 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 32 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Northwood Hills expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Northwood Hills 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 Hills?
- Northwood Hills scores 47 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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