TW8 0AP Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 2009. Ward: Syon & Brentford Lock. Region: London.
Streets
- Pump Alley, Brentford: 10 addresses
- Town Meadow, Brentford: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Pump Alley, Brentford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pump Alley, Brentford: 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 C (34% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Paul's Brentford, St Paul's, Brentford. 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
- METROPOLITAN POLICE, HALF ACRE: up to 105 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Land to the South Side of, Brentford High Street,Brentford,TW8 8EW: up to 518 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- BRENTFORD WATERSIDE, BLOCK D, LAND AND BUILDINGS AT 98-109, High Street: up to 96 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- MAX FACTOR HOUSE, 40A, High Street: up to 22 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 40 and 40A, High Street: up to 193 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Land to the South Side of, High Street, TW8 8EW: up to 876 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 1, Burlington Lane: up to 84 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Ground Floor Garages, Coates Walk, Brentford, TW8 0LU: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 1 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 2 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 11% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brentford 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Kew Gardens 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kew Gardens Underground Station | 1.4 km |
| Northfields Underground Station | 2.0 km | |
| South Ealing Underground Station | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Brentford County Court | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albany Practice | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bright Smile Studio | 130 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 250 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Trishul Groceries | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Royal Botanic Gardens 129 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,740 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Pauls Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 151 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 60, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m north. 87 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 60, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north |
| 24, the Butts | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m west |
| Kew Palace Flats | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m east |
| Floras Column, Syon Park | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m south-west |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 530 m east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 770 m south-east |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km south |
| The Shene Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soaphouse Creek | Tidal water | 120 m east |
| Johnsons Island | Island | 230 m south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 770 m south |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.7 km east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Pump Alley.