Issues and SWOT

strength

Use early Hayes homes to improve later phases

Avondale Drive has delivered its first 30 homes.

Proposed response: Review the new homes with residents before repeating later phases.

Evidence

strength

Bring support closer to people in poor health

4% of people reported bad or very bad health in Hillingdon council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Ruislip Manor to 5.4% in Wood End — a gap of 2.5 percentage points.

This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.

strength

Connect local skills to local opportunities

37.5% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in Hillingdon council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.8% in Northwood to 24.6% in Wood End — a gap of 12.8 percentage points.

Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.

weakness

Maintain library access during the Yiewsley rebuild

The old library has been demolished and a replacement is under construction.

Proposed response: Make the temporary service practical for existing users.

Evidence

weakness

Make room for homes people can afford

Average private rent is £1,570 a month (August 2026) in Hillingdon council area. This is £111 higher than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 13.1% in Harefield Village to 45.6% in Heathrow Villages — a gap of 32.5 percentage points.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

opportunity

Deliver Yiewsley’s library with its housing

The scheme combines affordable homes and a modern library.

Proposed response: Coordinate building handovers and the library’s operating offer.

Evidence

opportunity

Plan homes and care around an older population

13.5% of people in Hillingdon council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 7.8% in Hayes Town to 23.6% in Northwood — a gap of 15.8 percentage points.

Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.

opportunity

Target safety work where problems repeat

Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in Hillingdon council area.

Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.

opportunity

Turn published plans into visible progress

3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.

A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.

opportunity

Target support where disadvantages overlap

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 11.3% in Ickenham & South Harefield to 27.8% in Wood End — a gap of 16.6 percentage points.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

threat

Do not treat a finished structure as permission to move in

Seabrook Court’s report distinguishes completion from building-safety registration.

Proposed response: Keep regulatory approval and resident move dates explicit.

Evidence