Local guide
Ickenham.
About Ickenham
Ickenham keeps the look of a small village inside Greater London. The Old Pond and Charlotte Gell water pump still sit at the junction of Swakeleys Road and Long Lane, with the High Road shops a two-minute walk north. Most stock is interwar semi-detached on roads like Glebe Avenue, Burnham Avenue and Hoylake Crescent, threaded between older period houses near Swakeleys House — the Grade I 1638 mansion that gives the area its name. Buyers here are largely families leaving inner London for catchment to Vyners School, plus older locals trading down within UB10. Two-bed flats start around £350,000–£420,000. Mid-range three-bed semis sit £600,000–£780,000. Family-home money — roughly £850,000 to £1.1 million — buys a four-bed detached on a generous plot, often within a 10-minute walk of the station and Swakeleys Park.
Property in Ickenham
Housing stock is dominated by 1930s semi-detached homes built on land sold off from the Swakeleys estate in the 1920s. Streets like Glebe Avenue, Crosier Way and Hoylake Crescent are the volume layer. Older period houses cluster near the High Road and Swakeleys Road. Entry-level flats sit £350,000–£420,000, three-bed semis £600,000–£780,000, and detached family homes £850,000 to £1.1 million, with premium plots near Swakeleys Park clearing £1.2 million.
Living in Ickenham
Vyners School on Warren Road is the Outstanding-rated comprehensive (Ofsted, January 2025); Glebe and Breakspear Primaries handle the under-11s. Green space is unusual for Zone 6 — Swakeleys Park, Ickenham Marsh nature reserve and the Yeading Brook all sit within a 10-minute walk. The High Road and Long Lane carry the day-to-day shops, plus the Coach & Horses, the Tichenham Inn and the renovated Fox and Geese. Ickenham station, the A40 and Heathrow are all under 15 minutes off-peak.
Transport & Connectivity
Ickenham station (Zone 6) runs both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines. The Met line reaches Baker Street in around 38 minutes direct; Bond Street is roughly 45 via the same train. The Piccadilly line gives a single-seat ride to Holborn, Covent Garden and King's Cross in around 50 minutes. The U2 and U10 buses serve Ruislip and Uxbridge. The A40 is a two-minute drive, the M40 and M25 (Junction 16) under ten, and Heathrow Terminals 2/3 around 15 minutes off-peak.
Average House Price: £740k
+4% YoY on the past 12 months across Ickenham.
Met line, 38 minutes
Direct ride to Baker Street; same station serves the Piccadilly line.
Vyners Outstanding
Ofsted-rated Outstanding (January 2025) and the area's main catchment driver.
Heathrow in ~15 minutes
A40 access plus M25 Junction 16 nearby — useful for commuters and frequent flyers.