TW5 9LS Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heston West. Region: London.
Streets
- Brabazon Road, London: 50 addresses
- Johnson Road, 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 E (37% of about 570 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
- Garages adjacent to 37 Johnson Road, Hounslow, TW5 9LH: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Garages rear of 20 Beechcroft Close, Hounslow, TW5 9HW: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Garages adjacent to 1-12 Beechcroft Close, Hounslow, TW5 9HW: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- New 4th floor, 2-72, COLE GARDENS: up to 12 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- 486 Bath Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- HEATHROW HOUSE, Bath Road: up to 169 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- 45, Somerset Waye: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 9 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 51 addresses are between 25 m and 26 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 73%, gigabit 73% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hayes and Harlington 8.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Southall 7.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hounslow West Underground Station | 1.4 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Bleriot Road Cranford | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Central Bus Stn (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Richmond St. Helena Pier | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Airways Cranford Parking | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 4.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Skyways Medical Centre | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medico Pharmacy | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 940 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Moto - Heston West Forecourt, Phoenix Way Cashzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Avenue Park 20 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 51 |
17 of the postcode's 51 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 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 Brabazon Road.