UB8 3SW

Colham & Cowley · Hillingdon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Uxbridge
Local authority
Hillingdon
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
UB8 3SH 88 m
UB8 3SN 96 m
UB8 3SR 97 m
UB8 3SP 120 m
UB8 3GY 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
UB8 3SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
UB
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 3
Latitude
51.520875
Longitude
-0.475153
British National Grid easting
505,891
British National Grid northing
181,319

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hillingdon · E09000017
Parish or community
E43000207
Output area
E00012038
Lower layer super output area
Hillingdon 022B · E01002413
Middle layer super output area
Hillingdon 022 · E02000515

Postcode source versions

Explore UB8

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, St Nicholas Close, Uxbridge, UB8 3SW 28 March 2025 £396,000
6, St Nicholas Close, Uxbridge, UB8 3SW 19 July 2024 £465,000
10, St Nicholas Close, Uxbridge, UB8 3SW 26 January 2023 £483,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
42
Secondary
13
  1. The PRIDE Academy

    Free schools special

    418 m
  2. The Skills Hub

    Free schools alternative provision

    418 m
  3. Rabbsfarm Primary School

    Community school

    481 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,438
  • Anti social behaviour 566
  • Vehicle crime 302
  • Shoplifting 299
  • Other theft 287

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

26 female, 18 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.2% 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

25

within 5 km

  • OTTERFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86027

    772 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E86034

    852 m

  • THE HIGH STREET PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E86042

    1.0 km

  • YIEWSLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, YIEWSLEY, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7DP

    ODS code E86010

    1.0 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON LANE, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3PH

    ODS code E86030

    1.3 km

  • WEST LONDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 PIELD HEATH ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3NG

    ODS code E86620

    1.5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE GREEN, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7PJ

    ODS code E86004

    1.8 km

  • THE IVERS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82006

    2.4 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    60 WEST DRAYTON ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3LA

    ODS code E86026

    2.5 km

  • CENTRAL UXBRIDGE SURGERY

    GEORGE STREET, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1UB

    ODS code E86015

    2.8 km

  • ACORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    149 LONG LANE, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JN

    ODS code E86632

    2.9 km

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    53-57 BELMONT ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1SD

    ODS code E86009

    3.1 km

  • THE OAKLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 PARKWAY, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JX

    ODS code E86005

    3.3 km

  • SHAKESPEARE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86612

    3.6 km

  • HILLINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    4 FREEZELAND WAY, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9QF

    ODS code E86036

    3.9 km

  • THE PINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FREDORA AVENUE, HAYES, UB4 8RB

    ODS code E86016

    4.1 km

  • HEATHROW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86637

    4.2 km

  • HESA MEDICAL CENTRE - Y00352

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

    ODS code Y00352

    4.2 km

  • HAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    157 OLD STATION ROAD, HAYES, UB3 4NA

    ODS code E86017

    4.2 km

  • GLENDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155 HIGH STREET, HARLINGTON, HAYES, UB3 5DA

    ODS code E86038

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 25 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Packet Boat Lane

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.2 miles
  • Packet Boat Lane

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.2 miles
  • Moorfield Road

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.2 miles
  • Philpots Bridge

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.2 miles
  • New Peachey Lane

    BCT · Cowley Peachey

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hillingdon 022B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,971 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
3
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
7
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

Property market

The five-year median is £465,000 from 3 recorded sales in UB8 3SW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hillingdon is £474,665 in June 2026, down 0.6% year on year.

Schools

71 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 13 secondary schools. The PRIDE Academy is the nearest published school at 418 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,438 events.

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