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Housing in UB7 8EA

What the homes in UB7 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Yiewsley West
Council
Hillingdon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,489 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (77%). Flats make up 86%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

UB7 8EAEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached6.1%31.5%
Terraced5.6%23%
Purpose-built flat77%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.2% of households in the UB7 8EA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 57.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.6% own outright and 13.6% with a mortgage.

UB7 8EA
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58%
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England
  • Owned20.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented57.7%20.5%
  • Social rented20.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

UB7 8EAEngland
Owned outright6.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent56.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association14.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

UB7 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.3%). 34.1% of households include dependent children.

UB7 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6628.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.7%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 UB7 8EA (Yiewsley West) (about 2,489 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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