UB8 3FB postcode in Hillingdon, England

UB8 3FB is a postcode in Hillingdon, in the Wood End ward. It is in the Hayes and Harlington parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since October 2009.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Hillingdon: 93% Typical price £500,000 Homes sold in UB8 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station West Drayton 2.5 km in a straight line

Where UB8 3FB is, and what is near it

Map of UB8 3FB and what is near it Map of UB8 3FB: its centre point, with the 284 other postcodes in the UB8 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. UB8 3BS: also in UB8 3UB8 3BT: also in UB8 3UB8 3BU: also in UB8 3UB8 3BW: also in UB8 3UB8 3BX: also in UB8 3UB8 3BY: also in UB8 3UB8 3BZ: also in UB8 3UB8 3DA: also in UB8 3UB8 3DB: also in UB8 3UB8 3DD: also in UB8 3UB8 3DE: also in UB8 3UB8 3DF: also in UB8 3UB8 3DH: also in UB8 3UB8 3DL: also in UB8 3UB8 3DP: also in UB8 3UB8 3DT: also in UB8 3UB8 3DU: also in UB8 3UB8 3DW: also in UB8 3UB8 3DY: also in UB8 3UB8 3EB: also in UB8 3UB8 3ED: also in UB8 3UB8 3EE: also in UB8 3UB8 3EF: also in UB8 3UB8 3EG: also in UB8 3UB8 3EP: also in UB8 3UB8 3EQ: also in UB8 3UB8 3ER: also in UB8 3UB8 3ES: also in UB8 3UB8 3ET: also in UB8 3UB8 3EW: also in UB8 3UB8 3EZ: also in UB8 3UB8 3FE: also in UB8 3UB8 3FL: also in UB8 3UB8 3HB: also in UB8 3UB8 3HD: also in UB8 3UB8 3HE: also in UB8 3UB8 3HF: also in UB8 3UB8 3HG: also in UB8 3UB8 3HJ: also in UB8 3UB8 3HL: also in UB8 3UB8 3HN: also in UB8 3UB8 3HP: also in UB8 3UB8 3HS: also in UB8 3UB8 3HW: also in UB8 3UB8 3JB: also in UB8 3UB8 3JD: also in UB8 3UB8 3JE: also in UB8 3UB8 3JF: also in UB8 3UB8 3JP: also in UB8 3UB8 3JR: also in UB8 3UB8 3JS: also in UB8 3UB8 3JT: also in UB8 3UB8 3JW: also in UB8 3UB8 3JX: also in UB8 3UB8 3JZ: also in UB8 3UB8 3LA: also in UB8 3UB8 3LB: also in UB8 3UB8 3LD: also in UB8 3UB8 3LE: also in UB8 3UB8 3LF: also in UB8 3UB8 3LG: also in UB8 3UB8 3TP: also in UB8 3UB8 3UE: also in UB8 3UB8 3UG: also in UB8 3UB8 3UP: also in UB8 3UB8 3UQ: also in UB8 3UB8 3UT: also in UB8 3UB8 3UU: also in UB8 3 Wood End Park Academy 600 mGP 950 mGP 1.8 kmWest Drayton station 2.5 kmColham & Cowley UB8 3FB Map of UB8 3FB and what is near it Map of UB8 3FB: its centre point, with the 284 other postcodes in the UB8 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 950 mGP 1.8 kmWest Drayton station 2.5 kmColham & Cowley UB8 3FB
  • UB8 3FB
  • Other postcodes in UB8 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5227, longitude -0.4419)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after UB8 3FB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at UB8 3FB?

Every home and business at UB8 3FB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Hillingdon: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Hillingdon: 98%

The line marks the figure across Hillingdon.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at UB8 3FB?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Hillingdon's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

London Borough of Hillingdon's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is UB8 3FB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include UB8 3FB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Hillingdon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for UB8 3FB: 9,911 properties in Hillingdon are at high risk (7.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Hillingdon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of UB8 3FB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near UB8 3FB?

Homes in UB8 3 sold for a typical £500,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£500,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£490,000
12 months to August 2026
£500,000

▲ up 2% on the 12 months before

Detached£675,000 17 sales
Semi-detached£550,000 37 sales
Terraced£470,500 23 sales
Flat or maisonette£282,500 22 sales

Across the whole UB8 district: a typical £475,000 from 228 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in UB8 3FB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in UB8 3FB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near UB8 3FB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around UB8 3FB. Over half of them (60%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (54%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around UB8 3FB

Band D in Hillingdon for 2026‑27: £2,045. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,364 (band A) to £2,955 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,045.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,364
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,591
Band Cabout 160 (22%)£1,818
Band Dabout 430 (60%)£2,045
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£2,500
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£2,955
Band Gwithheld£3,409
Band Hwithheld£4,091

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 54% 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Hillingdon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of UB8 3FB is in (ONS area E01002400), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near UB8 3FB?

The nearest open schools to UB8 3FB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near UB8 3FB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to UB8 3FB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of UB8 3FB is West Drayton Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • West Drayton Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Hayes & Harlington Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest York Avenue, 105 m away.

More stations near UB8 3FB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near UB8 3FB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of UB8 3FB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near UB8 3FB?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of UB8 3FB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • London-Heathrow Supercharger Charging point · 5 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near UB8 3FB?

The nearest to the centre of UB8 3FB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to UB8 3FB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near UB8 3FB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of UB8 3FB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near UB8 3FB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of UB8 3FB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near UB8 3FB?

The nearest vets to the centre of UB8 3FB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is UB8 3FB in a conservation area?

The centre of UB8 3FB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near UB8 3FB?

Police.uk records 315 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of UB8 3FB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences130 reports
Anti-social behaviour73 reports
Vehicle crime26 reports
Drugs17 reports
Public order16 reports
Other theft15 reports

Also: burglary 9, shoplifting 8, robbery 8, other crime 7, theft from the person 3, possession of weapons 3.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for UB8 3FB

Ward
Wood End
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Hillingdon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2009

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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