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Thinking of living at UB6 8LL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selborne Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Oldfield Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Brentside Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Coston Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| William Perkin Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 62.5 · 31.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentside High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 58.4 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain, London Welsh School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST | Independent | 2.0 km | 81.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Benedict's School | Independent | 2.5 km | 37.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near UB6 8LL, 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 | Perivale Park Pitches | 910 m | 44 |
| Cricket | Brentham Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 19 |
| Football | Hanwell Town F.C. | 510 m | 16 |
| Golf | Perivale Park Golf Club | 700 m | 15 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Sudbury Hill) | 2.3 km | 11 |
| Rugby | Northolt Rugby Football Club | 520 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Pitshanger Park Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Squash | Wembley And Sudbury Tennis Squash And Social Club | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Julian 2 | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Perivale Park Athletics Track | 650 m | 3 |
| Rugby union | VKS | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Gaelic games | Tara GFC | 510 m | 2 |
| Yoga | Triyoga | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Stonebridge Boxing Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Gurnell BMX Track | 820 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Gurnell Skatepark | 840 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 36. 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 South Greenford, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 52k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Greenford.
The nearest bus stop is Medway Parade, 300 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (route E5); 27 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 20% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Selborne Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 83% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is William Perkin Church of England High School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 62.5 · 31.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (2.2 km) and Drayton Manor High School (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (10.6 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (12.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is BP Perivale Simply Food Connect, 550 m away, with Medway Pharmacy closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Perivale Medical Clinic (250 m), with Medway Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Isis Beauty Salon is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Ealing Hospital, 3.8 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Prestige Coffee House is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Perivale Residents Association the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 142 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 66% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 398 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Horsenden Lower Thrifts Field, 600 m away; for exercise, Reynolds Field (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
37 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 12 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 40% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of West London, 3.8 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.