South Ruislip

Hillingdon · London · population 9,928 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,090 of 6,856 in England
  • #332 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 32 in Hillingdon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,695
Median age (est.)37
Density2,254per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above39%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 34%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 9%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 27%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 57%Asian 27%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 23% · Hindu 14%

Born outside the UK: 33%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

South Ruislip sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,090 of 6,856 in England, and #14 of 32 in Hillingdon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (73) and lowest on Housing & access (18). Typical homes here sold for about £499,500 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 92 sales), in line with the wider Hillingdon median of £512,000. Typical household take-home income is around £55,158 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 117 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 43 · #3,905
Employment 63 · #2,541
Education 73 · #1,876
Health 70 · #2,075
Crime 58 · #2,863
Housing & access 18 · #5,585
Living environment 34 · #4,550

House prices ?

£499,500median (12m) · -4.9% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£499,50092-4.9%+8.6%
Detached£640,0005-0.3%+29.3%
Semi-detached£572,50038+4.1%+5.2%
Terraced£582,50012+4.7%+22.0%
Flat£360,00037+11.8%+10.8%
This area£499,500
Hillingdon£512,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£55,158±£7,917 · #460 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,999
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

117 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,165 offences
Hillingdon100
London102
England83

Rank #5,399 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences254
Theft462
Burglary50
Vehicle crime174
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons67
Drugs49
Robbery29
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 192 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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