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
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People9,115 residentsin the Hillingdon South census areaMedian age 38.73,261 households64% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright13% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,386 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 46% go by car, 14% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 82%3% 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°C623 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 24 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesStockley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haDowding Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 13 haHale Field Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haHillingdon Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 15 haBrunel University Playing Fieldssports ground · under a mile · 6 haCowley Hall Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 6 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 202029 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 16 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,358 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHillingdon Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryChurch Road Surgery22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBrunel Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPield Heath Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools23 primary, 9 secondary, 2 independent, 8 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryCowley St Laurence CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 395 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishopshalt Schoolages 11-18, 1,239 pupilsunder a milePrimaryColham Manor Primary Schoolages 2-11, 627 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)1.6 miUniversityBrunel Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR3.9 miRailway stationWest Drayton1.2 miUndergroundUxbridge Underground Station1.4 miBus stationBrunel WaySlough Town Centre5.4 miFerryKew Pier8.3 miBus stops91 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the UB8 postcode district.
