UB8 3HE

Colham & Cowley · Hillingdon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hillingdon
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
UB8 3HS 60 m
UB8 3HJ 83 m
UB8 3LF 93 m
UB8 3LE 100 m
UB8 3HN 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
UB8 3HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
UB
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 3
Latitude
51.522441
Longitude
-0.447223
British National Grid easting
507,825
British National Grid northing
181,534

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hillingdon · E09000017
Parish or community
E43000207
Output area
E00012708
Lower layer super output area
Hillingdon 025B · E01002549
Middle layer super output area
Hillingdon 025 · E02000518

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
54
Secondary
16
  1. Hillingdon Manor School

    Other independent special school

    239 m
  2. Colham Manor Primary School

    Community school

    758 m
  3. Wood End Park Academy

    Academy converter

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,742
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,466
  • Anti social behaviour 517
  • Vehicle crime 346
  • Public order 261
  • Other theft 243

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
UB8 3 residents
19,537

Age bands in UB8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

3,389 residents

Age 15 to 24
21.6%

4,140 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

5,236 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

4,189 residents

Age 65 and over
11.6%

2,228 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

39

within 5 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    60 WEST DRAYTON ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3LA

    ODS code E86026

    625 m

  • WEST LONDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 PIELD HEATH ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3NG

    ODS code E86620

    634 m

  • OTTERFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86027

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E86034

    2.1 km

  • THE HIGH STREET PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E86042

    2.1 km

  • YIEWSLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, YIEWSLEY, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7DP

    ODS code E86010

    2.1 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON LANE, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3PH

    ODS code E86030

    2.1 km

  • THE PINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FREDORA AVENUE, HAYES, UB4 8RB

    ODS code E86016

    2.2 km

  • ACORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    149 LONG LANE, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JN

    ODS code E86632

    2.2 km

  • TOWNFIELD DOCTORS SURGERY

    HAYES COMMUNITY CAMPUS, 34 COLLEAGE WAY, HAYES, UB3 3DZ

    ODS code E86018

    2.6 km

  • CEDAR BROOK PRACTICE

    11 KINGSHILL CLOSE, HAYES, UB4 8DD

    ODS code E86029

    2.6 km

  • THE OAKLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 PARKWAY, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JX

    ODS code E86005

    2.6 km

  • THE WARREN PRACTICE

    THE WARREN, UXBRIDGE ROAD, HAYES, UB4 0SG

    ODS code E86019

    2.7 km

  • HESA MEDICAL CENTRE - Y00352

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

    ODS code Y00352

    2.7 km

  • KINCORA DOCTORS SURGERY

    COLDHARBOUR LANE, HAYES, UB3 3HG

    ODS code E86625

    2.7 km

  • SHAKESPEARE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86612

    2.8 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE GREEN, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7PJ

    ODS code E86004

    2.8 km

  • HAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    157 OLD STATION ROAD, HAYES, UB3 4NA

    ODS code E86017

    2.9 km

  • HILLINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    4 FREEZELAND WAY, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9QF

    ODS code E86036

    3.2 km

  • CENTRAL UXBRIDGE SURGERY

    GEORGE STREET, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1UB

    ODS code E86015

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 39 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

  • Merrimans Cnr /Harlington Road

    BCT · Hillingdon Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Barwick Drive

    BCT · Hillingdon Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Lady Craig Court

    BCT · Hillingdon Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Lees Road (UB8)

    BCT · Hillingdon Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Goulds Green

    BCT · Hayes End

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hillingdon 025B, 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

10,908 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

93 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 16 secondary schools. Hillingdon Manor School is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,742 published events cover 12 months, averaging 311.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,466 events.

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