The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London. It was formed in 1965 from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton inside the historic county of Middlesex. The borough covers an overall area of 44.67 square miles. This makes it the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area.
For administrative purposes, the borough is split into South and North Hillingdon. The south of the borough's former strong relationship with industry has diminished since the 1980s to be replaced by a mainly residential suburban population; the north has remained a consistently residential suburban area.
The borough's residential areas expanded with the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge within the early twentieth century plus the gradual establishment of stops along the line, becoming referred to as 'Metro-land'.
The population increased from 2001 to 2011 by 11.5 per cent, which is 4.4 per cent higher than the England and Wales mean of 7.1 per cent, making the borough a part of the quickest population-growth area. Within this time, the number of households also increased by 3.3 per cent, with an average of 2.7 inhabitants per household.
The borough maintains more than 200 green spaces, totalling around 1800 acres. As much of the area is inside the Metropolitan Green Belt it was, in 2008, among the list of least densely populated of all the London boroughs; open spaces range in size from the Colne Valley Regional Park to smaller sized gardens such as Lake Farm Country Park. For all of your house upgrades, ensure that you use trustworthy pros in Hillingdon to ensure you get the best quality.