TW8 9GP Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced June 2023. Ward: Osterley & Spring Grove. Region: London.
Streets
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 (36% of about 1,010 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
- Syon Estate Site A - Land at Maple Grove, Brentford, TW8 8NJ: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Syon Estate Site B - Land at Maple Grove, Brentford, TW8 8NJ: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Brentford Lock West, COMMERCE ROAD: up to 452 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 7-77, Field Lane: up to 10 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 50, London Road: up to 69 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- 1-24, BRICKFIELD CLOSE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Land South of Brentford High Street: up to 30 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- MORRISONS, 228-246, High Street: up to 215 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 18 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 | Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Brentford 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Isleworth 957,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Northfields Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Osterley Underground Station | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest West Cross Centre Brentford End | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Ealing Community Church Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albany Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brentford Health & Dental | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Boston Manor Park 13 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,960 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,270 m² | 760 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,530 m² | 660 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brentford and Isleworth Quaker Meeting House, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m south. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brentford and Isleworth Quaker Meeting House | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south |
| Syon Park Entrance Lodges and Gates, London Road | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south-east |
| Gates to Syon Lodge Syon Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| Boston Manor House, Boston Manor Park | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m north-east |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km south-east |
| The Shene Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 2.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Johnsons Island | Island | 1.3 km east |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Syon Reach | Tidal water | 1.6 km south-east |
| Soaphouse Creek | Tidal water | 1.6 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 | 56 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 56 |
56 of the postcode's 56 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 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 | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 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.