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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtUB8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:44 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:05 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,555 residentsin the Uxbridge West census areaMedian age 28.23,402 households41% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright24% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting13.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,300 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 34% go by car, 21% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C677 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 24 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHillingdon Househistoric site · 1.1 miCowley Lakelake · under a mileCoppinshistoric site · 1.2 miLittle Britain Lakelake · under a mileGrand Union Canal Bridgebridge · under a mileAqueduct over River Pinnbridge · 1.0 miChandlers Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Islandisland · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHuntsmoor Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haDowding Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haStockley Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 19 haCowley Hall Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 6 haHillingdon Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 15 haBrentford Academysports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202028 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202537 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 8.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,073 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHillingdon Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryChurch Road Surgery20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMango Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationUxbridge Police StationLondon1.2 miCash machinePost OfficeUxbridgeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools20 primary, 7 secondary, 2 independent, 7 special, 2 otherPrimaryCowley St Laurence CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 395 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUxbridge High Schoolages 11-18, 1,329 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitehall Schoolages 4-11, 408 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)1.4 miUniversityBrunel Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR4.3 miRailway stationWest Drayton1.5 miUndergroundUxbridge Underground Station1.1 miBus stationBrunel WaySlough Town Centre4.9 miFerryKew Pier9.0 miBus stops68 within a mileCar parkSelect Airport ParkingUxbridge1.0 miEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationUxbridge3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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