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Housing in UB8 1SU

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

Neighbourhood
Uxbridge Central & Brunel
Council
Hillingdon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,150 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.9%). Flats make up 52.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

UB8 1SUEngland
Detached6.5%22.9%
Semi-detached18.9%31.5%
Terraced21.9%23%
Purpose-built flat46.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.4% of households in the UB8 1SU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.

UB8 1SU
51%
35%
13%
England
  • Owned51.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented34.7%20.5%
  • Social rented12.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

UB8 1SUEngland
Owned outright27%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

UB8 1SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.6%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

UB8 1SUEngland
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households10%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 1SU (Uxbridge Central & Brunel) (about 2,150 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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