TW4 6AR Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hounslow West. Region: London.
Streets
- Hinton Avenue, London: 46 addresses
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 D (67% of about 510 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
- Clements Court Estate, CLEMENTS COURT, Green Lane: up to 74 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Garages adjacent to 38 Tivoli Road, Hounslow, TW4 6AA: up to 6 homes, pending decision (400 m)
- Land adjacent 1, FRAMPTON ROAD: up to 16 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 369-373, Staines Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 359-363, Staines Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Block B, VISTA BUSINESS CENTRE, BLOCK B, 50, Salisbury Road: up to 74 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- BLOCK A Floors 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7, VISTA BUSINESS CENTRE, BLOCK A, 50, Salisbury Road: up to 57 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Garages adjoining 36 Midsummer Avenue, Hounslow, TW4 5BB: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 3 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 22 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 | 2.1 km |
| Feltham 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hounslow West Underground Station | 940 m |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Beavers Crescent Hounslow West | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Terminal 4 (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | Hounslow West Station Car Park (TfL) | 920 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 680 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 4.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clifford Road Surgery | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shah Pharmacy | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hounslow Dental Centre | 230 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Hounslow Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hounslow Heath 91 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,370 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 95 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a World Heritage Site, 6.7 km east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Donkey Wood | Wood | 830 m west |
| Brazil Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Brazil Mill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Crane Park Island | Island | 2.6 km south |
| Dog Kennel Covert | Wood | 3.5 km north-west |
| Bedfont Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 46 |
1 of the postcode's 46 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Hinton Avenue.