West Drayton East
Hillingdon 028 · 6 sub-areas · 13,930 residents
Hillingdon 028 sits within the London Borough of Hillingdon, home to around 13,900 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,565 a month — noticeably below the inner-London rate and around £365 above the UK average. With 100% gigabit broadband coverage and a public-transport journey to a major employment hub in around 15 minutes, it punches above its price point for connectivity.
West Drayton East is a green, lower-density part of Hillingdon — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in West Drayton East?
2 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
West Drayton East in Hillingdon
Living in West Drayton East
Hillingdon 028 is a suburban neighbourhood that feels a world away from central London's density, but it's far closer to a major employment hub than the rent suggests. The population skews young — under-18s and 18–34s together account for over half of residents — and the area has a strongly family-oriented character, with couples with children making up more than a quarter of all households.
Rents here sit at the more accessible end of the London spectrum. A two-bed at around £1,565 a month is competitive by outer-London standards, though you should know that these figures are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices — the official rent statistics only go down to the council level. Median house prices are around £423,000, and with a deposit saving timeline of under six years, ownership is within reach for dual-income households in a way it simply isn't in much of the capital.
The community is genuinely diverse — an ethnic diversity index of 65.7 and a UK-born share of around 56% reflect a neighbourhood where international and British-born residents live side by side. Tenure is split roughly three ways: just over four in ten households own outright or with a mortgage, about a quarter rent privately, and a similar share are in social housing. That mix gives the area a more settled, less transient feel than many inner-London postcodes.
One area of note is deprivation — an IMD decile of 3.1 puts this neighbourhood in the more deprived third of areas nationally, so it's worth factoring that into your expectations around local services and street-level conditions. Greenspace is a genuine positive: the nearest accessible green space is around 267 metres away on average, and nearly six in ten residents are within easy walking distance of a park or open space. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how conditions vary across Hillingdon 028.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hillingdon 028 a nice place to live?
- It depends on your priorities. You'll get good connectivity to major employment hubs, 100% gigabit broadband, and decent greenspace access — the nearest park is under 300 metres away for most residents. The trade-off is a crime rate above the national average and an Ofsted picture that's weaker than you'd expect. It suits families and hybrid workers more than those looking for a lively urban scene.
- What is the rent in Hillingdon 028?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,235 a month, a two-bed around £1,565, and a three-bed around £1,884. These are neighbourhood-level estimates scaled from borough data using local sale prices — official ONS rent figures only go down to the borough level. Rents rose around 1.8% over the past year.
- Is Hillingdon 028 safe?
- Crime runs at around 105 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is above the UK national rate of roughly 80. It's not dramatically high, but it's worth checking the police.uk map at postcode level before moving in — conditions vary considerably within the neighbourhood, and the area's IMD deprivation score suggests some pockets of concentrated disadvantage.
- What's the commute from Hillingdon 028 to central London?
- By public transport, you can reach a major employment hub in around 15 to 16 minutes — competitive for outer London. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.2 km away (about a 15-minute walk). Bear in mind that over 45% of residents commute by car, so bus and rail options may be less frequent than in more central areas.
- Who lives in Hillingdon 028?
- Predominantly families — couples with children make up over a quarter of households, and under-18s account for more than a quarter of the population. Tenure is mixed: around 44% own, 27% rent privately, and 27% are in social housing. The community is ethnically diverse, with around 44% of residents born outside the UK.
- What schools are near Hillingdon 028?
- There are 80 schools within 2 km of typical residents, so choice isn't the issue. Quality is — only around 34% of those nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 3.1 km away. Check individual Ofsted reports and current catchment boundaries with the London Borough of Hillingdon directly.
- How does Hillingdon 028 compare to other outer London neighbourhoods for rent?
- It sits at the more accessible end of the London rental market. A two-bed at around £1,565 a month is roughly £365 above the UK average for a two-bed but significantly below what you'd pay in inner or west London. For that rent, you get 100% gigabit broadband, a short public-transport journey to major employment, and decent greenspace access.