Pield Heath
Neighbourhood · 6,782 residents
46Fair
Fair · among the lowest-scoring suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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What’s good
- 100% of schools are rated Good or better by Ofsted
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- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 34, where 60 is typical
- Road noise reaches 63% of the area
- Food & drink scores 28, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Pield Heath
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Pield Heath a good place to live?
Pield Heath scores 46/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for schools (72).
It scores lowest on food & drink (28) and affordability (34).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Pield Heath in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Pield Heath
Pield Heath reads as low-rise, semi-detached suburbia — pebble-dashed fronts, front gardens turned into parking, the kind of streets built for families rather than passers-through. It sits close to Brunel University, which puts a steady trickle of students and staff through what is otherwise a settled, home-owning area, and at a density well above the national average you feel the terraces pressed a little closer together than the leafy borough image might suggest.
For commuters and school-choosing parents, the picture is mixed in an interesting way. Hillingdon Primary School, rated Outstanding, anchors the area for families willing to angle for a place, while Bishopshalt School posts a strong progress 8 score of 1.05 for secondary-age children — a genuinely good sign for a comprehensive academy. Not every school nearby matches that: Park Academy West London carries a Requires Improvement rating with negative progress scores, so the schools picture rewards research rather than assumption. With a median age of 33.6, well below the national 40.4, this reads as a working-age, child-rearing population rather than a retirement one, and the housing stock backs that up — semi-detached freeholds dominate the sales data, selling at a median of £542,500, nearly double the national semi-detached price, though still 6% cheaper than the Hillingdon borough average. A For Sale board here most often means a three-bed semi, owned outright rather than leasehold, in a market Check Local marks as improving on the five-year trend even though the most recent year has been quieter.