TW7 4PY 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 E (27% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Oakley Close: up to 6 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 35 North Drive, Hounslow: up to 5 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- 581, London Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- 180, Wood Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 28 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 | Isleworth 957,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Osterley Underground Station | 140 m |
| Hounslow East Underground Station | 890 m | |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Osterley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Richmond St. Helena Pier | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Osterley Station Car Park (TfL) | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 7.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Spring Grove Medical Practice | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Osterley Park Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thornbury Road (Dental Surgery) | 360 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Hounslow Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Mazaydaar | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Marbaix Gardens 1.4 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Osterley Park 105 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 19 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,080 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 109 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Osterley Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.4 km north. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Osterley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.6 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Isleworth Ait | Island | 2.5 km south-east |
| Syon Reach | Tidal water | 3.0 km east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.5 km north |
| Water Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 21 |
21 of the postcode's 21 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 | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 29% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 52% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.