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Thinking of living at UB1 3JB? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allenby Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Dormers Wells Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| North Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Lady Margaret Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Durdans Park Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Dormers Wells High School | Secondary | 250 m | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Villiers High School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 58.4 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Greenford High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentside High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School | Independent | 1.3 km | 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Sybil Elgar School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | London Tigers Sports Complex | 920 m | 38 |
| Football | Brentside High School / Celtic F.C. | 1.7 km | 16 |
| Golf | West Middlesex Golf Club | 990 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Hanwell Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Swimming | Dormers Wells Leisure Centre | 130 m | 9 |
| Rugby | Northolt Rugby Football Club | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Pitshanger Park Bowls Club | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Osterley Sports Centre | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Minet Country Park (Hillingdon Cycle Circuit) | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Perivale Park Athletics Track | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Badminton | The Dome Badminton Centre | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Gurnell BMX Track | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Gaelic games | Tara GFC | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Netball | Elthorne Sports Centre | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | 1st XV Pitch | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Model aerodrome | Warren Farm Radio Flyers | 2.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 7.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bond Street.
The nearest bus stop is Dormers Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (route 105); 102 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Allenby Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 44% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lady Margaret Primary School (1.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Dormers Wells High School, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 49.1 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (2 km) and Drayton Manor High School (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Tiffin Girls' School (10.8 km) and Tiffin School (12.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 1.1 km away, with Sarin Superstore closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dormers Wells Medical Centre (250 m), with Southall Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Broadway Business Centre is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Ealing Hospital, 550 m 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 68 restaurants and cafés and 3 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Morley's Southall is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Plough the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (29 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 266 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 54% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Dormers Wells Moated Manor, 450 m away; for exercise, Dormers Wells Leisure Centre (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
41 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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| Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain, London Welsh School |
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| Independent |
| 2.3 km |
| – |
Every primary near UB1 3JB, 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 17.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 7.3 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 14% socially.
The nearest university is University of West London, 4.6 km away (TEF Silver).
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.