TW4 6AY Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hounslow West. Region: London.
Streets
- Charter Crescent, London: 54 addresses
- Unnamed street near Charter Crescent, Hounslow West: 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 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Garages adjacent to 38 Tivoli Road, Hounslow, TW4 6AA: up to 6 homes, pending decision (240 m)
- 369-373, Staines Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Land adjacent 1, FRAMPTON ROAD: up to 16 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 359-363, Staines Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Clements Court Estate, CLEMENTS COURT, Green Lane: up to 74 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Garages adjoining 36 Midsummer Avenue, Hounslow, TW4 5BB: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Block B, VISTA BUSINESS CENTRE, BLOCK B, 50, Salisbury Road: up to 74 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- BLOCK A Floors 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7, VISTA BUSINESS CENTRE, BLOCK A, 50, Salisbury Road: up to 57 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 23 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 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Feltham 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hounslow West Underground Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dukes Avenue (TW4) Hounslow West | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Terminal 4 (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hounslow West Station Car Park (TfL) | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clifford Road Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Herbert & Herbert Chemist | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hounslow Dental Centre | 160 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hounslow Police Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Hounslow, 336/342 Staines Road Cashzone | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hounslow Heath 91 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 96 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a World Heritage Site, 6.5 km (4 miles) east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.5 km (4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Donkey Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Brazil Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Brazil Mill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Crane Park Island | Island | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Dog Kennel Covert | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| Bedfont Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 55 | 0 |
2 of the postcode's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 55 from aircraft, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hounslow: see them on the Hounslow page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Charter Crescent.