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Hillingdon — Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 · 109,225 households · ONS code E09000017 · Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of Hillingdon?

Hillingdon has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 71/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-3 points below the national average of 74/100). 49.0% of its 109,225 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 75.8% use mains gas heating, and 11.3% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 71/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for HillingdonComfortable (-3 points below the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data — Hillingdon

MetricHillingdonNationalSource
Total households109,22524,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings13.9%TS044
Semi-detached dwellings35.1%TS044
Terraced dwellings19.9%TS044
Purpose-built flats26.2%TS044
Mains gas heating only75.8%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating11%TS046
Oil-only heating0.1%TS046
No central heating1.6%TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)53.8%TS052
Overcrowded (−1 or fewer)11.3%4.3%TS052
No car or van22.3%23.3%TS045
1 car or van44%TS045
2 cars or vans24.8%TS045
3+ cars or vans8.9%TS045
GHSP score71/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of Hillingdon according to Census 2021?

Hillingdon has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 71/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-3 points below the national average of 74/100). 49.0% of its 109,225 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 75.8% use mains gas heating, and 11.3% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in Hillingdon are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 49.0% of the 109,225 households in Hillingdon occupy detached (13.9%) or semi-detached (35.1%) properties. Terraced houses account for 19.9% and purpose-built flats for 26.2%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in Hillingdon use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 75.8% of households in Hillingdon use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 11%, oil-only for 0.1%, and 1.6% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in Hillingdon?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In Hillingdon, 11.3% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 53.8% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in Hillingdon have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 22.3% of households in Hillingdon have no car or van. 44% have one car, 24.8% have two cars, and 8.9% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 × (detached+semi)% + 0.25 × (100 − overcrowded%) + 0.25 × mains-gas% + 0.20 × (100 − no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E09000017. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.