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UB8 2LE

Colham & Cowley · Hillingdon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Colham & Cowley
Local authority
Hillingdon
Constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
UB8 2LJ 62 m
UB8 2LL 67 m
UB8 2LH 77 m
UB8 2LQ 77 m
UB8 2LP 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
UB8 2LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
UB
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 2
Latitude
51.522296
Longitude
-0.482846
British National Grid easting
505,354
British National Grid northing
181,466

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hillingdon · E09000017
Electoral ward
Colham & Cowley · E05013566
Parish or community
E43000207
Westminster constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip · E14001558
Output area
E00012540
Lower layer super output area
Hillingdon 022D · E01002519
Middle layer super output area
Hillingdon 022 · E02000515

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
41
Secondary
13

  1. Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    487 m

  2. Rabbsfarm Primary School

    Community school

    907 m

  3. The PRIDE Academy

    Free schools special

    917 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,432
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,114
  • Anti social behaviour 449
  • Shoplifting 315
  • Vehicle crime 259
  • Drugs 251

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

24 female, 18 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
1.1
UB8 2 residents
13,545

Age bands in UB8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

2,243 residents

Age 15 to 24
23.4%

3,258 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

4,236 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.4%

2,713 residents

Age 65 and over
10.7%

1,499 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider UB8 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    4A CHURCH ROAD, COWLEY, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3NA

    ODS code E86034

    874 m

  • OTTERFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 OTTERFIELD ROAD, YIEWSLEY, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 8PE

    ODS code E86027

    1.2 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON LANE, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3PH

    ODS code E86030

    1.4 km

  • THE HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    YIEWSLEY HEALTH CENTRE, 20 HIGH STREET, YIEWSLEY, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7DP

    ODS code E86042

    1.4 km

  • YIEWSLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, YIEWSLEY, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7DP

    ODS code E86010

    1.4 km

  • THE IVERS PRACTICE

    IVER DOCTORS SURGERY, 2 GRANGE WAY, IVER, SL0 9NU

    ODS code K82006

    1.9 km

  • WEST LONDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 PIELD HEATH ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3NG

    ODS code E86620

    2.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE GREEN, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7PJ

    ODS code E86004

    2.0 km

  • CENTRAL UXBRIDGE SURGERY

    GEORGE STREET, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1UB

    ODS code E86015

    2.7 km

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    53-57 BELMONT ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1SD

    ODS code E86009

    2.9 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    60 WEST DRAYTON ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3LA

    ODS code E86026

    3.0 km

  • ACORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    149 LONG LANE, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JN

    ODS code E86632

    3.1 km

  • THE OAKLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 PARKWAY, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JX

    ODS code E86005

    3.4 km

  • HILLINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    4 FREEZELAND WAY, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9QF

    ODS code E86036

    4.1 km

  • SHAKESPEARE HEALTH CENTRE

    ELERS ROAD CLINIC, ELERS ROAD, HAYES, UB3 1NY

    ODS code E86612

    4.1 km

  • THE ORCHARD SURGERY

    WILLOW PARADE, 276 HIGH STREET, LANGLEY, SLOUGH, SL3 8HD

    ODS code Y00437

    4.6 km

  • THE PINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FREDORA AVENUE, HAYES, UB4 8RB

    ODS code E86016

    4.6 km

  • HEATHROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. PETERS WAY, HARLINGTON, HAYES, UB3 5AB

    ODS code E86637

    4.7 km

  • HAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    157 OLD STATION ROAD, HAYES, UB3 4NA

    ODS code E86017

    4.8 km

  • HESA MEDICAL CENTRE - Y00352

    HESA PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 52 STATION ROAD, HAYES, UB3 4DS

    ODS code Y00352

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sefton Way

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.1 miles

  • New Peachey Lane

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.1 miles

  • Packet Boat Lane

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.2 miles

  • Benbow Waye

    BCT · Cowley

    0.2 miles

  • Packet Boat Lane

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hillingdon 022D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,038 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
40
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

72 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 13 secondary schools. Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 487 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,432 published events cover 12 months, averaging 286 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,114 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.