TW8 8GP Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced September 2023. Ward: Syon & Brentford Lock. Region: London.
Streets
- Kingham Avenue, Brentford: 13 addresses
- High Street, Brentford: 1 address
- Ronalds Road, Brentford: 1 address
- Bradshaw Yard, 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 E (41% of about 1,220 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): Change of use or development that would result in new dwellings (Class MA/ZA), 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
- 129 AND 130, BRENTFORD HIGH STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the South Side of, High Street, TW8 8EW: up to 876 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Land to the South Side of, Brentford High Street,Brentford,TW8 8EW: up to 518 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- BRENTFORD WATERSIDE, BLOCK D, LAND AND BUILDINGS AT 98-109, High Street: up to 96 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- METROPOLITAN POLICE, HALF ACRE: up to 105 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 155, High Street Brentford: up to 6 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- MORRISONS, 228-246, High Street: up to 215 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Land South of Brentford High Street: up to 30 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 1, Burlington Lane: up to 84 homes, permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 16 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 20%, ultrafast 20%, gigabit 20% of premises; 10% 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 | 570 m |
| Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kew Gardens Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Northfields Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Market Place Brentford | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albany Practice | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brent Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brentford Health & Dental | 100 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Brentford Food and Wine Limited Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Syon Park 21 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,300 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Pauls Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m west. 66 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m west |
| 24, the Butts | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north |
| Floras Column, Syon Park | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m south |
| 60, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-east |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 740 m south-west |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 920 m east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.0 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km south |
| The Shene Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Johnsons Island | Island | 190 m east |
| Soaphouse Creek | Tidal water | 510 m east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 830 m south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.9 km north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.1 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 16 |
16 of the postcode's 16 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Kingham Avenue.