UB7 postcode area guide — Hillingdon

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Broadband & internet speeds in UB7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the UB7 postcode district (Hillingdon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 647 postcodes Ofcom measures in UB7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.4%.

Around 0.1% of premises in UB7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in UB7

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Mobile signal around Hillingdon

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hillingdon district (124,989 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in UB7

Police recorded 382 incidents within about a mile of the centre of UB7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in UB7

Based on 202 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in UB7 is £412,500, down 4.1% on the previous year (£430,000).

Latest recorded sales in UB7

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Hillingdon demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Hillingdon district (305,909 residents, 109,228 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around UB7

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in UB7

197 rated food businesses operate in UB7. 103 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and 26 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Adult Education, Aldi Stores Ltd, Aramark @ IRC Colnbrooke Catering, B J Sandwich Bar, B&M Retail.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in UB7

From a sample of 212 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 UB7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Hillingdon

Landlines around UB7 typically use:

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What's it like living in UB7?

Postcodes in UB7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.