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Thinking of living at UB10 8TD? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| The Breakspear School | Primary | 1.3 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Oak Farm Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Ryefield Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| The Douay Martyrs Catholic School | Secondary | 250 m | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Vyners School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 53.5 · 18.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oak Wood School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Helen's College | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| ACS Hillingdon International School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Darwin School | Independent | 2.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near UB10 8TD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Swakeleys Park | 590 m | 19 |
| Football | Hillingdon Abbots RFC | 2.3 km | 11 |
| Golf | Uxbridge Golf Centre | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Pavilion | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Swakeleys Bowls Club | 480 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Hillingdon Sports And Leisure Complex | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Hillingdon Sports And Leisure Complex | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Shooting | West London Shooting School | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Squash | Pavilion | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Pavilion | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Pole Hill | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Manor Farm Liveries | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Hillingdon Abbots RFC | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Netball | Uxbridge Business Park Netball Court | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Ball Court | 2.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ickenham Underground station, about a 5-minute walk (500 m). The nearest rail station is West Ruislip, 1.4 km away, with 136k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Douay Martyrs School, 100 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 278, 697, 695, 698); 17 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 24 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Glebe Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is John Locke Academy (1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Douay Martyrs Catholic School, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 52.6 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bishopshalt School (2.4 km) and Ruislip High School (3.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Langley Grammar School (8.8 km) and St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (9.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Shell Little Waitrose, 950 m away, with Avleen Food & Wine closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hillingdon Health Centre (750 m), with Garners Ickenham the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Sophisticut Hair Studio is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Hillingdon Hospital, 3.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 58% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Roccos/Tasty Bun is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Swallow Inn the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 59% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
21 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The nearest park is Milton Court, 550 m away; for exercise, Ruislip Golf Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 9.3 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Brunel University London, 3.4 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.