Hillingdon

Borough · London · United Kingdom

London's second-largest borough, on the western edge around Heathrow: suburban Ruislip and Northwood, Uxbridge town centre and the Elizabeth line at Hayes and West Drayton.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,650 per month
Price level£££££
Good forFamiliesEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Heathrow workers and families wanting space

Watch out for

Aircraft noise near Heathrow; long trips to the centre

Neighborhoods

  • Uxbridge
  • Hayes
  • Ruislip
  • West Drayton
  • Northwood
  • Harefield

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Hillingdon was £1,650 in 2025/26, 19% below the London average. It is the 29th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£676
Studio£1,050
1 bedroom£1,300
2 bedrooms£1,650
3 bedrooms£1,800
4+ bedrooms£2,400

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Hillingdon

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
HA4Eastcote, Ickenham & South Harefield, Roxbourne, Roxeth, Ruislip, Ruislip Manor£1,350£1,700£2,200
HA6Moor Park & Eastbury, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Oxhey Hall & Hayling, Ruislip£1,349£1,720£2,160
UB3Hayes Town, Heathrow Villages, Pinkwell, Wood End£1,400£1,708£1,989
UB4Belmore, Charville, Hayes Town, Wood End, Yeading£1,230£1,575£1,725
UB7Heathrow Villages, Pinkwell, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Yiewsley£1,212£1,550£1,697
UB8Colham & Cowley, Gerrards Cross & Denham, Hillingdon West, Uxbridge, Wood End, Yiewsley£1,300£1,600£1,975
UB9Chorleywood South & Maple Cross, Gerrards Cross & Denham, Harefield Village, Ickenham & South Harefield, Ruislip, Uxbridge£1,240£1,613£1,843
UB10Charville, Colham & Cowley, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon West, Ickenham & South Harefield, Uxbridge£1,250£1,673£1,588
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereHillingdonLondon
Population305,9098,799,725
One-person households24.4%29.3%
Children under 1519.7%18.1%
Aged 15–2412.5%12.3%
Aged 65 and over13.5%11.9%
Social housing rentals16.1%23.1%
Private rentals25.9%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes57.9%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines; Elizabeth line

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