TW7 4EP Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Osterley & Spring Grove. Region: London.
Streets
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 C (40% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Spring Grove (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
- 581, London Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- 1A - 5, St Johns Road: up to 27 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- UNITS 1 AND 2 AND PARTS GARAGE, RENNELS WAY: up to 53 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Land at Stanborough Rd, Hounslow TW3 1YG: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Oakley Close: up to 6 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 35 North Drive, Hounslow: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- 1-83, 2nd - 3rd floor, High Street, TW3 1RH: up to 58 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- VICTORY BUSINESS PARK, 9-10, Fleming Way: up to 24 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 25 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 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 81%, gigabit 81% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Isleworth 957,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hounslow East Underground Station | 850 m |
| Osterley Underground Station | 940 m | |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Thornbury Road Isleworth | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Richmond St. Helena Pier | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hounslow East Station Car Park (TfL) | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thornbury Road Centre For Health | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jade Pharmacy (Isleworth) | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 30 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Hounslow Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Brentford Food And Wine Limited | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,180 m² | 530 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Thornbury Playing Fields 5.9 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pears Road Allotments 8,260 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is London's Early Porcelain Industries: The Isleworth Pottery, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| London's Early Porcelain Industries: The Isleworth Pottery | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Osterley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km north |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Isleworth Ait | Island | 1.8 km east |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Syon Reach | Tidal water | 2.5 km east |
| Water Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 45 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 23 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 72 |
70 of the postcode's 72 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 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.