UB8 3NW

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 3NR 83 m
UB8 3NS 107 m
UB8 3RR 140 m
UB8 3RH 177 m
UB8 3RL 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
UB8 3NW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
UB
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 3
Latitude
51.528025
Longitude
-0.466351
British National Grid easting
506,485
British National Grid northing
182,127

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hillingdon · E09000017
Parish or community
E43000207
Output area
E00012026
Lower layer super output area
Hillingdon 017B · E01002412
Middle layer super output area
Hillingdon 017 · E02000510

Postcode source versions

Explore UB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
49
Secondary
14
  1. Pield Heath House RC School

    Non-maintained special school

    32 m
  2. Meadow High School

    Community special school

    417 m
  3. Bishopshalt School

    Academy converter

    682 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,393
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,591
  • Anti social behaviour 620
  • Vehicle crime 343
  • Public order 303
  • Drugs 291

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

7 female, 0 male

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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider UB8 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

29

within 5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E86034

    616 m

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON LANE, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3PH

    ODS code E86030

    700 m

  • WEST LONDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 PIELD HEATH ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3NG

    ODS code E86620

    849 m

  • OTTERFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86027

    1.5 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    60 WEST DRAYTON ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3LA

    ODS code E86026

    1.8 km

  • THE HIGH STREET PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E86042

    1.8 km

  • YIEWSLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, YIEWSLEY, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7DP

    ODS code E86010

    1.8 km

  • ACORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    149 LONG LANE, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JN

    ODS code E86632

    1.9 km

  • CENTRAL UXBRIDGE SURGERY

    GEORGE STREET, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1UB

    ODS code E86015

    2.1 km

  • THE OAKLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 PARKWAY, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JX

    ODS code E86005

    2.3 km

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    53-57 BELMONT ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1SD

    ODS code E86009

    2.4 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE GREEN, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7PJ

    ODS code E86004

    2.7 km

  • HILLINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    4 FREEZELAND WAY, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9QF

    ODS code E86036

    2.9 km

  • THE IVERS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82006

    3.1 km

  • THE PINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FREDORA AVENUE, HAYES, UB4 8RB

    ODS code E86016

    3.4 km

  • CEDAR BROOK PRACTICE

    11 KINGSHILL CLOSE, HAYES, UB4 8DD

    ODS code E86029

    3.7 km

  • SHAKESPEARE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86612

    3.9 km

  • TOWNFIELD DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E86018

    4.1 km

  • THE WARREN PRACTICE

    THE WARREN, UXBRIDGE ROAD, HAYES, UB4 0SG

    ODS code E86019

    4.1 km

  • HESA MEDICAL CENTRE - Y00352

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

    ODS code Y00352

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Peel Way

    BCT · Pield Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Peel Way

    BCT · Pield Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Brunel University Sports Park

    BCT · Pield Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Kingston La Pentecostal Church

    BCT · Pield Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Hillingdon Hospital

    BCT · Pield Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hillingdon 017B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,920 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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
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

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 14 secondary schools. Pield Heath House RC School is the nearest published school at 32 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,393 published events cover 12 months, averaging 366.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,591 events.

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