UB3 postcode area · Hillingdon

The UB3 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hillingdon. Area Scores range from 20 to 81 across them. Every full UB3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The UB3 district contains both ends of the scale: West Ruislip South at 82 out of 100 (#1,266 of 6,856 in England) against Harlington & Cranford Cross at 21, a 61-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £300,000 in Heathrow, Hardmonsworth & Sipson to £600,000 in Northwood — a 2.0× gap within the UB3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,747a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime145per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied50%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the UB3 district

£453,000median home sold over the past year · +10.8% over 5 years · +16.4% over the year · 227 sales
Detached£542,000
Semi-detached£535,500
Terraced£497,475
Flat£310,000
Hillingdon£512,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
West Ruislip SouthHillingdon 1,26682 £485,000
West Ruislip NorthHillingdon 1,79474 £580,000
NorthwoodHillingdon 2,66561 £600,000
Hayes SouthHillingdon 4,63232 £452,000
West Drayton EastHillingdon 5,11925 £450,000
Hayes Town & Lake FarmHillingdon 5,13925 £520,000
Hayes Town NorthHillingdon 5,21524 £397,500
Heathrow, Hardmonsworth & SipsonHillingdon 5,22824 £300,000
Hayes EndHillingdon 5,27623 £437,500
Harlington & Cranford CrossHillingdon 5,42021 £405,000

People living in UB3 Census 2021

Residents101,957
Median age (est.)36
Density2,196per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above36%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 18%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 14%Other: 20%
One person 24%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 14%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary14%
Managers & directors11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 39%Asian: 40%Black: 9%Mixed: 4%Other: 7%
White 39%Asian 40%Black 9%Mixed 4%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · Muslim 18% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 45%

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.

Towns & places in UB3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the UB3 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around UB3.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.