Housing in UB8 2DF
What the homes in UB8 2DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Uxbridge West
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,542 (2024)
UB8 2DFUxbridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63.2%). Flats make up 76%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
23.7% of households in the UB8 2DF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 9.6% own outright and 14.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented35.2%20.5%
- Social rented37.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 46.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.6%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around UB8 2DF (Uxbridge West) (about 2,542 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.