Harefield
Hillingdon 003 · 5 sub-areas · 7,773 residents
Hillingdon 003, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is home to around 7,800 people and sits firmly in owner-occupied suburban territory. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,565 a month — noticeably below the London norm and closer to large English provincial cities than inner London. Two in three households own their home, which sets it apart from most of the capital.
Harefield is a mid-density neighbourhood of Hillingdon in the London region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Harefield?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,549 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Harefield in Hillingdon
Living in Harefield
This part of Hillingdon has the feel of a settled, residential suburb rather than a commuter-belt dormitory. Streets are predominantly low-rise, owner-occupied housing, with a relatively even age spread — roughly one in five residents falls into each of the main adult age bands, which is unusually balanced for London. Green space is genuinely close for most residents: around two-thirds can walk to some form of park or open land within a reasonable distance, with the average greenspace less than 400 metres away.
Rents here sit well below the London average. At around £1,565 a month for a two-bedroom home, you're paying considerably less than in most inner or mid-London boroughs. It's a meaningful saving if you're priced out elsewhere and can absorb the commute — though it's worth knowing upfront that the neighbourhood leans heavily car-dependent, with just under half of residents driving to work and fewer than one in ten relying on public transport.
The population skews neither young nor old in the way many London suburbs do. Owner-occupation stands at around 66%, well above the London average, and social housing accounts for around one in five homes — a higher share than you'd find in many comparable suburban MSOAs. Around 83% of residents were born in the UK, making this one of the less ethnically mixed parts of Greater London, though it's far from homogeneous. Roughly 32% of adults hold a degree-level qualification.
For practical purposes, the nearest mainline rail station is a little over two-and-a-half kilometres away — roughly a 33-minute walk or a short drive — and the public transport commute to central London takes around 33 minutes. That's competitive for outer London. If you're weighing up sub-areas and streets within the neighbourhood, see the streets and sub-areas below for more detail.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hillingdon 003 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a quiet, owner-occupied suburb with good greenspace access and a manageable commute into central London at around 33 minutes. Rents are well below most of London. The trade-off is limited walkability and a real dependence on having a car — over half of residents drive to work.
- What is the rent in Hillingdon 003?
- A two-bedroom home runs about £1,565 a month. One-beds are around £1,235 and three-beds roughly £1,885. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 1.8% over the past year.
- Is Hillingdon 003 safe?
- Crime runs at around 81 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is broadly average for the UK. It's not a high-crime area by London standards. Anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime are typically the most common categories in outer suburban areas like this.
- What's the commute from Hillingdon 003 to London centre?
- Around 33 minutes by public transport — competitive for outer west London. That said, over half of residents here drive to work rather than using public transport, and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.7 kilometres away, so factor in getting to the station.
- Who lives in Hillingdon 003?
- A settled, mixed-age suburban population — unusually even across all adult age groups. Around two-thirds own their home, and about 83% were born in the UK. Roughly a third of households are single-person despite the area's family suburban character. Social housing accounts for about one in five homes.
- What schools are near Hillingdon 003?
- There are 18 schools within typical catchment distance. Around half are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 3.7 km away. It's worth checking individual Ofsted ratings and current admissions boundaries before making a decision based on schools.
- How does Hillingdon 003 compare to other parts of Hillingdon?
- It's more owner-occupied and slightly more affordable than inner parts of the borough. The car dependency is higher than average even within Hillingdon. Green space access is a genuine plus — most residents are within a short walk of parks or open land, which isn't always the case across the borough.