TW3 4AX Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Hounslow Central. Region: London.
Streets
- Lainlock Place, London: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Road, Lampton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Hounslow in 2026-27: Band D £2,186 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,457 | £1,700 | £1,943 | £2,186 | £2,671 | £3,157 | £3,643 | £4,371 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (30% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Dwellinghouses (C3) to small HMOs (C4) - borough-wide Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the rear of, LAND TO THE REAR OF, 447, Great West Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- THE CIVIC CENTRE, 88, LAMPTON ROAD: up to 762 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Hounslow Civic Centre and 88 Lampton Road, Lampton Road, TW3 4DW: up to 940 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 71A-71B, LAMPTON ROAD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 8 Upper Sutton Lane, Hounslow, TW5 0PT: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- 35 North Drive, Hounslow: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- 100 Rolt Street: up to 10 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- PHARMACIA HOUSE, PHARMACIA HOUSE 1, Prince Regent Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 26 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Isleworth 957,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hounslow East Underground Station | 610 m |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 700 m | |
| Osterley Underground Station | 860 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Lampton Avenue | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Terminal 4 (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Richmond St. Helena Pier | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Parking 4 Airport | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hounslow Family Practice | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hounslow East Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lampton Road (Dental Surgery) | 540 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Hounslow Police Station | 900 m |
| Cash machines | Britannia Building Society | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Highlands Open Space 1,860 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lampton Park 17 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest New Central Playing Fields 2.9 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,080 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Osterley Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.9 km north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Osterley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north-east |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north-east |
| Isleworth Ait | Island | 3.1 km east |
| Donkey Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south-west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.0 km north |
| Water Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 47% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lainlock Place.