TW8 9BW Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced June 2003. Ward: Brentford East. Region: London.
Streets
- Great West Road, Brentford: 13 addresses
- Lionel Road South, 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 D (43% of about 2,200 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): Change of use or development that would result in new dwellings (Class MA/ZA).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Parkview, Great West Road: up to 292 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford Community Stadium - Phase 2 - Verdo / Capital Court / Blocks IJK, Lionel Road South: up to 253 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- LAND AT LIONEL ROAD, Lionel Road, TW8 9QR: up to 910 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford TW8 0NT: up to 75 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Land Rear of, Kew Bridge Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- KEW BRIDGE STATION, Kew Bridge Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 1-4 Capital Interchange Way: up to 420 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Land at Citroen Site: up to 441 homes, permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 14 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
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 | Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 300 m |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Brentford 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gunnersbury Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| Acton Town Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| South Ealing Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Lionel Road Gunnersbury | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 600 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ealing Park Health Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Harbs Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kew Bridge Dental | 290 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 730 m |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Ealing Common | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Brentford Service Station Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Gunnersbury Park 75 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Botanic Gardens 129 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Manor Gardens Allotments 1,910 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 210 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Main Building, Kew Bridge Pumping Station, a listed building (Grade I), 230 m south. 84 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Main Building, Kew Bridge Pumping Station | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south |
| Great Engine House, Kew Bridge Pumping House | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m south |
| Metropolitan Water Board Pump House Tower, Kew Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south |
| Herbarium Complex, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Hunter House and Wings C, B and A, including the entrance gates and railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 870 m south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.6 km south |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 250 m north-west |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 630 m south-west |
| Brentford Ait | Island | 680 m south-west |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.3 km south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 14 |
14 of the postcode's 14 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Great West Road.