UB8 3UW

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 3NG 11 m
UB8 3PA 56 m
UB8 3PB 95 m
UB8 3QN 106 m
UB8 3QW 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
UB8 3UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
UB
Postcode district
UB8
Postcode sector
UB8 3
Latitude
51.525831
Longitude
-0.454676
British National Grid easting
507,300
British National Grid northing
181,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hillingdon · E09000017
Parish or community
E43000207
Output area
E00012032
Lower layer super output area
Hillingdon 019A · E01002408
Middle layer super output area
Hillingdon 019 · E02000512

Postcode source versions

Explore UB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
51
Secondary
14
  1. Hillingdon Manor School

    Other independent special school

    401 m
  2. Colham Manor Primary School

    Community school

    499 m
  3. Moorcroft School

    Academy special converter

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,499
  • Anti social behaviour 492
  • Vehicle crime 327
  • Public order 266
  • Other theft 223

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

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.

GP practices

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST LONDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 PIELD HEATH ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3NG

    ODS code E86620

    11 m

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    60 WEST DRAYTON ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3LA

    ODS code E86026

    1.0 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E86034

    1.5 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON LANE, UXBRIDGE, UB8 3PH

    ODS code E86030

    1.5 km

  • OTTERFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86027

    1.6 km

  • ACORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    149 LONG LANE, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JN

    ODS code E86632

    1.8 km

  • THE HIGH STREET PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E86042

    2.0 km

  • YIEWSLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, YIEWSLEY, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7DP

    ODS code E86010

    2.0 km

  • THE OAKLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 PARKWAY, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9JX

    ODS code E86005

    2.3 km

  • THE PINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FREDORA AVENUE, HAYES, UB4 8RB

    ODS code E86016

    2.6 km

  • CENTRAL UXBRIDGE SURGERY

    GEORGE STREET, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1UB

    ODS code E86015

    2.7 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE GREEN, WEST DRAYTON, UB7 7PJ

    ODS code E86004

    2.8 km

  • HILLINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    4 FREEZELAND WAY, HILLINGDON, UXBRIDGE, UB10 9QF

    ODS code E86036

    2.9 km

  • CEDAR BROOK PRACTICE

    11 KINGSHILL CLOSE, HAYES, UB4 8DD

    ODS code E86029

    3.0 km

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    53-57 BELMONT ROAD, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1SD

    ODS code E86009

    3.0 km

  • TOWNFIELD DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E86018

    3.2 km

  • THE WARREN PRACTICE

    THE WARREN, UXBRIDGE ROAD, HAYES, UB4 0SG

    ODS code E86019

    3.2 km

  • SHAKESPEARE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E86612

    3.3 km

  • HESA MEDICAL CENTRE - Y00352

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

    ODS code Y00352

    3.3 km

  • KINCORA DOCTORS SURGERY

    COLDHARBOUR LANE, HAYES, UB3 3HG

    ODS code E86625

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Micawber Avenue

    BCT · Colham Green

    0.0 miles
  • Micawber Avenue

    BCT · Colham Green

    0.1 miles
  • Pield Heath Avenue

    BCT · Colham Green

    0.1 miles
  • Pield Heath Avenue

    BCT · Colham Green

    0.1 miles
  • Lees Road (UB8)

    BCT · Hillingdon Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hillingdon 019A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,637 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

84 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 14 secondary schools. Hillingdon Manor School is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,499 events.

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