Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys
Hillingdon 013 · 5 sub-areas · 8,287 residents
Hillingdon 013 is a largely owner-occupied pocket of Hillingdon in west London, home to around 8,300 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,565 a month — noticeably below the London average for comparable outer suburbs — and eight in ten households own their home, giving the area a settled, residential feel quite distinct from more rental-heavy parts of the capital.
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys 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. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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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Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys in Hillingdon
Living in Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys
Hillingdon 013 sits in the outer reaches of west London, and it feels it. The streets here are predominantly owner-occupied — around 80% of households own their home — which gives the area a stability and quietness you don't find in more transient parts of the city. It's the kind of place people move to and stay, rather than pass through.
On cost, this is one of the more accessible corners of London. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,565 a month, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,884 — well below what you'd pay in inner zones, and comparable to other settled outer-west suburbs. That said, buying here is a different story: the median house price sits at around £785,000, putting a deposit roughly 10.8 years of saving away for a typical resident earning the local median salary of around £36,400 a year.
The population skews older than many London neighbourhoods. Around 21% of residents are 65 or over, and a further 20% are in the 50–64 bracket. Families are well represented too — couples with children make up roughly one in five households — but the dominant character is settled and mature rather than young and transient. Just under 17% of residents are in the 18–34 age group, low by London standards.
For getting around, most residents drive: around 40% commute by car, while a striking 44% work from home — one of the higher WFH shares you'll find across London's outer boroughs. Public transport accounts for only 10% of commuting, and the nearest underground station is roughly a 13-minute walk away. The nearest mainline rail station is a little further, around 2.4 km in a straight line — about a 30-minute walk, so most people drive or cycle to it. For anything else, see the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hillingdon 013 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled corner of outer west London with low crime, high homeownership and good broadband. The trade-off is that schools in the immediate catchment area underperform the national average, and you'll almost certainly need a car or to rely on working from home — public transport use is low here, at just 10% of commuters.
- What is the rent in Hillingdon 013?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,235 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,565, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,884. These are estimates based on borough-level data scaled to local sale prices. Rents rose around 1.8% over the past year.
- Is Hillingdon 013 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate is around 68 per 1,000 residents annually, below the UK national average of roughly 80. The area sits in the top 20% least-deprived neighbourhoods in England, which correlates with the lower crime picture.
- What's the commute from Hillingdon 013 to central London?
- By public transport, it's around 30 minutes to central London — competitive for this part of west London. That said, only about 10% of residents use public transport to commute; 40% drive and 44% work from home. The nearest underground station is roughly a 13-minute walk.
- Who lives in Hillingdon 013?
- Mostly older, settled homeowners. Around 80% of households own their home, the over-50s make up more than 42% of the population, and nearly half of residents hold a degree-level qualification. Families with children are present but it's not a young or transient area.
- What schools are near Hillingdon 013?
- There are 56 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 29% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 1,790 metres away. It's worth checking individual Ofsted reports given the wide variation in quality locally.
- Is Hillingdon 013 good for families?
- It has some family-friendly features — low crime, green space within 420 metres on average, and 41% of the area within easy walking distance of parkland. The school picture is a concern, with fewer nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding than the national norm. Buying here also requires a long savings runway at current house prices.