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Housing in UB3 5BD

What the homes in UB3 5BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Harlington & Cranford Cross
Council
Hillingdon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,370 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.3%). Flats make up 64%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

UB3 5BDEngland
Detached4%22.9%
Semi-detached23.2%31.5%
Terraced8.9%23%
Purpose-built flat56.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37% of households in the UB3 5BD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

UB3 5BD
37%
53%
England
  • Owned37%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented52.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

UB3 5BDEngland
Owned outright15.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent50.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council5.2%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

UB3 5BDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24%). 30.9% of households include dependent children.

UB3 5BDEngland
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households23.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Hillingdon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hillingdon (August 2026, +2.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HillingdonEngland
All homes£1,570£1,459
One bedroom£1,252£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,586£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,913£1,489
Four or more£2,634£2,161
Detached£2,375£1,640
Semi-detached£2,019£1,449
Terraced£1,738£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,445£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around UB3 5BD (Harlington & Cranford Cross) (about 2,370 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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