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Housing in UB8 1BB

What the homes in UB8 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys
Council
Hillingdon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,218 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (48.5%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

UB8 1BBEngland
Detached48.5%22.9%
Semi-detached19.2%31.5%
Terraced7.8%23%
Purpose-built flat22.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77% of households in the UB8 1BB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 34.6% with a mortgage.

UB8 1BB
77%
18%
England
  • Owned77%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented18.3%20.5%
  • Social rented4.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

UB8 1BBEngland
Owned outright42.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

UB8 1BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.3%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.

UB8 1BBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.6%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 UB8 1BB (Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys) (about 2,218 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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