Hillingdon: local statistics
Hillingdon is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 326,671 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Hillingdon, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Hillingdon took home £806.80 a week before tax, or £42,250 over a year. It is the 3rd lowest in London, and 10.6% less than across London. Jobs based in Hillingdon paid a median £789.10 a week, £17.70 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £603.60: a change of +34% before inflation.
Hillingdon had an estimated 326,671 residents in mid-2025, down 0.4% on mid-2024. That is 32,660 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 11.1% (London: +5.4%), the 6th fastest growth of 33 in London. The series peaked at 327,886 in mid-2024.
The average house price in Hillingdon was £470,875 in July 2026, down 1.3% on July 2025. That is the 25th highest of 33 in London (regional average £550,037). Since July 2016 prices have risen 12%; the July high in the series was £477,271 in 2025. The average price is 11.1 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Hillingdon. That ratio is mid-table in London, 19th of 32.
Average Band D council tax in Hillingdon is £2,045.46 for 2026-27, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 25th highest of 33 in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,388.93, so it has risen 47%.
17,260 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Hillingdon in March 2026, 20% more than in 2016. That is 53 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in London, 16th of 33.
The police recorded 92.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in Hillingdon in the year to March 2026 (30,158 offences in all), mid-table in London, 14th of 33. The rate was 90.9 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 92.3, in the year to March 2026. Fraud is not included.
An estimated 72.4% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Hillingdon were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 6.0 points either way, against 74.8% across London. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 69.7% to 77.8%.
A girl born in Hillingdon in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 84.5 years and a boy 80.0 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.7 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 less. It is mid-table in London, 18th of 32.
The claimant count for Hillingdon stood at 10,860 in August 2026, or 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 (London: 5.5%). A year earlier the rate was 4.9%. The five-year high was 5.8% (August 2021); the low was 3.5% (January 2023).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 294,011 |
| 2016 | 297,451 |
| 2017 | 299,469 |
| 2018 | 302,263 |
| 2019 | 305,641 |
| 2020 | 306,460 |
| 2021 | 305,107 |
| 2022 | 312,493 |
| 2023 | 322,383 |
| 2024 | 327,886 |
| 2025 | 326,671 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £418,874 |
| July 2017 | £427,157 |
| July 2018 | £427,486 |
| July 2019 | £409,201 |
| July 2020 | £420,420 |
| July 2021 | £435,370 |
| July 2022 | £467,130 |
| July 2023 | £461,181 |
| July 2024 | £454,929 |
| July 2025 | £477,271 |
| July 2026 | £470,875 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £603.60 a week |
| 2016 | £613.30 a week |
| 2017 | £574.90 a week |
| 2018 | £604.10 a week |
| 2019 | £621.70 a week |
| 2020 | £653.40 a week |
| 2021 | £699.10 a week |
| 2022 | £754.50 a week |
| 2023 | £772.10 a week |
| 2024 | £804.40 a week |
| 2025 | £806.80 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,388.93 |
| 2017-18 | £1,392.95 |
| 2018-19 | £1,407.16 |
| 2019-20 | £1,460.15 |
| 2020-21 | £1,515.01 |
| 2021-22 | £1,603.38 |
| 2022-23 | £1,658.87 |
| 2023-24 | £1,760.46 |
| 2024-25 | £1,863.91 |
| 2025-26 | £1,952.38 |
| 2026-27 | £2,045.46 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 74.7 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 78.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 82.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 84.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 88.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 77.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 77.9 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 77.8 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 82.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 90.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 92.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 75.7% |
| 2016/17 | 74.1% |
| 2017/18 | 74.0% |
| 2018/19 | 73.9% |
| 2019/20 | 73.1% |
| 2020/21 | 77.0% |
| 2021/22 | 72.5% |
| 2022/23 | 69.7% |
| 2023/24 | 72.7% |
| 2024/25 | 77.8% |
| 2025/26 | 72.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 14,335 |
| 2017 | 15,425 |
| 2018 | 15,315 |
| 2019 | 15,810 |
| 2020 | 16,070 |
| 2021 | 16,535 |
| 2022 | 16,430 |
| 2023 | 16,210 |
| 2024 | 16,405 |
| 2025 | 16,720 |
| 2026 | 17,260 |
Questions about Hillingdon
What is the average salary in Hillingdon?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Hillingdon was £806.80 a week in April 2025 (£42,250 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Hillingdon?
The ONS estimates 326,671 people lived in Hillingdon in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Hillingdon?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £470,875.
How much is Band D council tax in Hillingdon?
£2,045.46 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the crime rate in Hillingdon?
92.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is life expectancy in Hillingdon?
84.5 years for women and 80.0 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Hillingdon?
The ONS claimant count was 10,860 in August 2026, 5.0% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
Who has power over Hillingdon
Every body that makes decisions for Hillingdon, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Hillingdon council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Hillingdon in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hayes and Harlington: John McDonnell (Labour) MP
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner: David Simmonds (Conservative) MP
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip: Danny Beales (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK population · UK average house price
- Other council areas in London: Bromley · Enfield · Lambeth · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Wandsworth
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