TW7 7LX Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hounslow South. Region: London.
Streets
- Regency Mews, Woodlands: 23 addresses
- Arnold Crescent, London: 1 address
- Queensbridge Park, 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 (55% of about 490 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)
- 399, Whitton Dene: up to 5 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 30 Rugby Road: up to 146 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Kneller Hall, Whitton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Garages opposite 5-7 Constable Gardens, Whitton Dene, Isleworth TW7 7NH: up to 6 homes, application pending (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Land At Junction Of A316 And Langhorn Drive And Richmond College Site (Including Craneford Way East Playing Fields And Marsh: up to 180 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 20 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 11 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 | Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Twickenham 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hounslow East Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Varsity Drive St Margarets | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park on Varsity Drive, TW11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 68 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingfisher Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Central Dental | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Sainsbury's Bank ATM Tesco | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Murray Park 3.4 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,520 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Hallows, a listed building (Grade I), 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| London's Early Porcelain Industries: The Isleworth Pottery | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| York House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Pope's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eel Pie Island | Island | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Isleworth Ait | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Ham Lands | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Water Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 25 | 25 |
14 of the postcode's 25 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Regency Mews.