Hillingdon property market
In Hillingdon (London) the average private rent is £1,557/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £469,888 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 13% above and house prices 74% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.0%.
- Average rent
- £1,557/mo
- +1.7% YoY
- Average house price
- £469,888
- -0.4% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.0%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 25.1
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Hillingdon
The average home in Hillingdon costs about 25.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 25.1), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in Hillingdon (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,557
- House prices in Hillingdon (by property type)£469,888
Nearby areas in London
- Greenwich£1,952/mo · £455,805
- Tower Hamlets£2,419/mo · £457,504
- Enfield£1,788/mo · £465,031
- Lewisham£1,821/mo · £489,995
- Hounslow£1,933/mo · £497,276
- Redbridge£1,725/mo · £502,501
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Hillingdon?
- The average monthly private rent in Hillingdon is £1,557, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +1.7% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Hillingdon?
- The average house price in Hillingdon is £469,888 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), -0.4% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Hillingdon?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£18,684) by the average house price (£469,888) gives a gross rental yield of 4.0% in Hillingdon. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Hillingdon?
- In Hillingdon the average house price equals about 25.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 25.1). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.