TW5 0RT Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heston East. Region: London.
Streets
- Norwood Road, London: 11 addresses
- Wheatlands, London: 1 address
- Ferraro Close, London: 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: yes, Heston Village, Heston Village (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Garages adjacent to 28 Biscoe Close, Hounslow, TW5 0UZ: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- THE OLD GEORGE 129, Heston Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 100 Rolt Street: up to 10 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 8 Upper Sutton Lane, Hounslow, TW5 0PT: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 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 29 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 70%, gigabit 70% 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 | 2.0 km |
| Isleworth 957,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Osterley Underground Station | 1.5 km |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Hounslow West Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Fern Lane Heston | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Richmond St. Helena Pier | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Havelock Road, UB2 | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crosslands Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jade Pharmacy (Southall) | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 400 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 890 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Green 2,350 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Heston Pools and Fitness 4.9 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wolf Fields 1.4 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 13 |
13 of the postcode's 13 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 58% | 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 Norwood Road.