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Thinking of living at UB1 2AZ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tudor Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| North Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Hambrough Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 700 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Blair Peach Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Villiers High School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dormers Wells High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Guru Nanak Sikh Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Featherstone High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.8 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Greenford High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School | Independent | 700 m | 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Sybil Elgar School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | London Tigers Sports Complex | 390 m | 32 |
| Football | Hayes and Yeading FC grounds | 1.2 km | 17 |
| Golf | West Middlesex Golf Club | 1.8 km | 14 |
| Swimming | Dormers Wells Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Southall Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Cycling | Minet Country Park (Hillingdon Cycle Circuit) | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Hayes R.F.C | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Osterley Sports Centre | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Badminton | The Dome Badminton Centre | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Perivale Park Athletics Track | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Netball | Elthorne Sports Centre | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Gurnell Skatepark | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Hounslow Indoor Bowls Club | 4.5 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Hayes Hawks BMX Club | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Table tennis | Elthorne Sports Centre | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Gaelic games | Tara GFC | 3.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. 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.
The nearest station is Southall, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 7.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bond Street.
The nearest bus stop is Northcote Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 207, 427); 160 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 10% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 18 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Tudor Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 85% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Clifton Primary School (1.4 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Villiers High School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 46.3 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dormers Wells High School (1.6 km) and Barnhill Community High School (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Tiffin Girls' School (11 km) and Langley Grammar School (11.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 600 m away, with S & S Halal Meat And Grocers closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Saluja Clinic (100 m), with Ali-Chemist the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Giorgio Cut is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Ealing Hospital, 1.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 35 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Hamza Flavas is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Merkur Slots the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 147 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 854 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Cranleigh Gardens, 750 m away; for exercise, Dormers Wells Leisure Centre (1.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 15 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
51 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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| Tarbiyyah Primary School |
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| Independent |
| 3.2 km |
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Every primary near UB1 2AZ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 6.6 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 36% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.