TW5 0LR Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heston East. Region: London.
Streets
- Walnut Tree Road, London: 36 addresses
- Unnamed street near Eton Avenue, Norwood Green: 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 (45% 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)
- THE OLD GEORGE 129, Heston Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Garages adjacent to 28 Biscoe Close, Hounslow, TW5 0UZ: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 100 Rolt Street: up to 10 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 8 Upper Sutton Lane, Hounslow, TW5 0PT: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- 45, Somerset Waye: up to 9 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 30 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Southall 7.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Isleworth 957,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Osterley Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hounslow West Underground Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St. Leonards Church Heston | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Central Bus Stn (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Richmond St. Helena Pier | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Havelock Road, UB2 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crosslands Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jade Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heston Pools and Fitness 4.9 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,280 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sutton Playing Field 3.4 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 8.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leonard, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-east |
| Osterley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moat House Covert | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Dog Kennel Covert | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Willow Tree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Isleworth Ait | Island | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 37 | 37 |
23 of the postcode's 37 addresses are 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Walnut Tree Road.