Yeading Brookside
Hillingdon 023 · 5 sub-areas · 9,182 residents
Hillingdon 023 is a suburban pocket of the London Borough of Hillingdon, home to around 9,200 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,565 a month — noticeably below the London norm for what you get. Nearly nine in ten residents are within easy walking distance of green space, and the nearest major employment centre is around 23 minutes away by public transport.
Yeading Brookside 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 Yeading Brookside?
2 parks 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; 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.
Yeading Brookside in Hillingdon
Living in Yeading Brookside
This part of Hillingdon has the feel of a settled, family-oriented suburb rather than anything close to inner London. Streets are predominantly residential, greenspace is genuinely accessible — around 89% of residents are within a short walk of it — and the pace is quieter than most London neighbourhoods at comparable distance from the centre. That suburban character is precisely what draws families and older professionals here, and it shows in the numbers: nearly a quarter of households are couples with children, and over half of residents own their home.
On the rent gradient, Hillingdon 023 sits at the more affordable end for outer London. A two-bedroom home runs roughly £1,565 a month — well below what you'd expect in inner west London boroughs, and only modestly above the UK national median of around £1,200. One-bedroom flats start at around £1,235, while three-bedroom family homes push up to about £1,884. Median house prices are around £517,000, which means the deposit-to-income gap is real: around 7.1 years of saving at median earnings.
The population skews slightly younger than you might expect for a commuter suburb: nearly a quarter of residents are under 18, and the 18–34 and 35–49 bands are broadly even at around 23% each. Just over half of residents were born in the UK, and the ethnic diversity index sits at 64.6 — making this a genuinely mixed community rather than a homogeneous suburb. Owner-occupation at 52% is comfortably above the London average, while around 18% live in social housing and 28% are private renters.
The car is still the dominant mode here: almost half of working residents drive to work, and public transport accounts for just one in five. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.9 km away. Public-transport links get you to a major employment hub in around 23 minutes. For those who work from home, the area delivers well: 22% of residents do so, and broadband is 100% gigabit-enabled with no connections below the minimum standard. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how this neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hillingdon 023 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a quiet, suburban area with good green space — nearly 89% of residents are within walking distance of it — and strong owner-occupation, which tends to signal settled, well-maintained streets. It's not central or particularly lively, but for families or remote workers who want affordable outer London living with decent rail links, it delivers.
- What is the rent in Hillingdon 023?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,235 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,565, and a three-bedroom family home around £1,884. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 1.8% over the past year — slower than much of London.
- Is Hillingdon 023 safe?
- The crime rate is around 99 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, which is above the UK national average of roughly 80. That's worth noting, though outer London rates often reflect commercial and transport-corridor activity as much as residential risk. Check street-level data on the Metropolitan Police website for a more granular picture.
- What's the commute from Hillingdon 023 to central London?
- By public transport it's around 23 minutes to the nearest major employment hub. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.9 km away. Around 48% of commuters use a car, and about 22% work from home.
- Who lives in Hillingdon 023?
- Predominantly families and settled owner-occupiers. Nearly a quarter of households are couples with children, over half of residents own their home, and almost 25% of the population are under 18. It's also a diverse community — a diversity index of 64.6 and just over half of residents UK-born.
- What schools are near Hillingdon 023?
- There are 135 schools within 2 km of the average resident, but only around 32% are rated Good or Outstanding — significantly below the national average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1.4 km away. Families should check individual Ofsted reports carefully before deciding.
- How affordable is Hillingdon 023 compared to the rest of London?
- It's at the more accessible end for outer London. A two-bedroom flat at around £1,565 a month is well below inner-London rates, though the rent-to-take-home ratio of around 74% at median earnings means it's still a stretch. House prices average around £517,000, putting a deposit roughly 7.1 years away on median salary.