AREA DECISION REPORT

Hillingdon area decision report

Proceed with trade-off checks

Median affordability sits at 12.1x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 92.3% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 87.1% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025

  • Median sold price, last 5 years £468,000Based on 16,237 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
  • Affordability High-costMedian ratio 12.1x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 92.3%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

High-cost at 12.1x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 12.1x in 2025, with a median house price of £510,000 and residence earnings of £42,250.

Broadband

Gigabit 92.3%

Gigabit availability is 92.3%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.

Mobile

4G 100% · 5G 87.1%

4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 87.1% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Hillingdon in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

22 nearby school rows

22 nearby school rows matched postcode area HA4 6ET for Hillingdon. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

1,001 mapped stops

Hillingdon currently links 1,001 mapped transport stops, including 904 local bus or tram access points and 22 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 996 stops are marked active and 5 inactive. Top localities include Heathrow Airport (53), Uxbridge (53), Hayes Town (46).

Local business

Score 100/100

Hillingdon currently links 944 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 324 food and drink, 152 grocery, 130 retail. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Jobs

106,342 online job adverts observed

Hillingdon sits in London. These are online job adverts for London as a whole, the smallest published geography covering Hillingdon, so the figure describes the region rather than Hillingdon itself. · Jun 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 133,444 online job adverts observed in Jun 2025.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Hillingdon.

Crime

Latest month 3,315

Hillingdon recorded 3,315 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 39,808, with a 1.7% rise against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Metropolitan Police Service contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Hillingdon, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

  • Scope: Area rollup for Hillingdon
  • Freshness: Source seen 20 Apr 2026
  • Methodology: Open source notes

Amenity group

Food and drink

324 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (124), restaurant (114), cafe (86).

  • Fast Food: 124 mapped places
  • Restaurant: 114 mapped places
  • Cafe: 86 mapped places

Amenity group

Grocery

152 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (102), supermarket (29), bakery (11).

  • Convenience: 102 mapped places
  • Supermarket: 29 mapped places
  • Bakery: 11 mapped places

Amenity group

Retail

130 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (62), electronics (15), mobile phone (15).

  • Clothes: 62 mapped places
  • Electronics: 15 mapped places
  • Mobile Phone: 15 mapped places

Amenity group

Personal services

110 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (64), beauty (46).

  • Hairdresser: 64 mapped places
  • Beauty: 46 mapped places

Compare against another area

Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.

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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.

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North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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HA4 6ET

HA4 6ET has 88 recorded sales with a median sold price of £438,500.

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UB3 4GE

UB3 4GE has 79 recorded sales with a median sold price of £350,520.

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UB3 1FP

UB3 1FP has 74 recorded sales with a median sold price of £325,000.

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School comparison

Compare nearby schools

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Check sold prices

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Check affordability

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Check planning nearby

Open planning watch for a faster view of live nearby applications and recent decisions.

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Read area guides

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Use area planners and templates

Open planners and templates like the area comparison sheet, school visit checklist, and before you move checklist while you narrow your shortlist.

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Follow up action

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