TW8 8ET Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced September 2005. Ward: Syon & Brentford Lock. Region: London.
Streets
- Tallow Road, Brentford: 11 addresses
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 (41% of about 1,220 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Grand Union Canal & Boston Manor, Grand Union Canal and Boston Manor (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
- Brentford Lock West, COMMERCE ROAD: up to 452 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- MORRISONS, 228-246, High Street: up to 215 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Land South of Brentford High Street: up to 30 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- LAND ADJACENT TO, 3, Boston Manor Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 7-77, Field Lane: up to 10 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 155, High Street Brentford: up to 6 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 1-24, BRICKFIELD CLOSE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 1, Burlington Lane: up to 84 homes, permissioned (410 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are 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: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 10 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 addresses are about 5 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 | Brentford 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m | |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.5 km |
| Northfields Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| South Ealing Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Brentford Bus Depot Brentford End | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 4.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albany Practice | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brent Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 460 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Brentford Food and Wine Limited Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Boston Manor Park 13 ha | 530 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Syon Park 21 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,110 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,270 m² | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 24, the Butts, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m east. 65 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 24, the Butts | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m east |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-east |
| Floras Column, Syon Park | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m south-east |
| 60, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m east |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 900 m south |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.4 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km south-east |
| The Shene Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Johnsons Island | Island | 580 m south-east |
| Soaphouse Creek | Tidal water | 830 m east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.5 km north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.4 km east |
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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tallow Road.