TW8 9GR Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced September 2020. Ward: Brentford East. 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 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: 2.
- 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
- Gothic boathouse and pavilion on south shore of Potomac fish pond., grade II
- WEST LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Parkview, Great West Road: up to 292 homes, permissioned (10 m)
- Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford Community Stadium - Phase 2 - Verdo / Capital Court / Blocks IJK, Lionel Road South: up to 253 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- LAND AT LIONEL ROAD, Lionel Road, TW8 9QR: up to 910 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 1-4 Capital Interchange Way: up to 420 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford TW8 0NT: up to 75 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Land Rear of, Kew Bridge Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- KEW BRIDGE STATION, Kew Bridge Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land at Citroen Site: up to 441 homes, permissioned (400 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 10 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 | Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 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 | 1.4 km | |
| South Ealing Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Lionel Road Gunnersbury | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 730 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ealing Park Health Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Harbs Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kew Bridge Dental | 410 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Ealing Common | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Brentford Service Station Cashzone | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gunnersbury Park 75 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Manor Gardens Allotments 1,910 m² | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 77 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Main Building, Kew Bridge Pumping Station, a listed building (Grade I), 360 m south. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Main Building, Kew Bridge Pumping Station | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m south |
| Great Engine House, Kew Bridge Pumping House | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south |
| Metropolitan Water Board Pump House Tower, Kew Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 560 m north |
| Herbarium Complex, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Hunter House and Wings C, B and A, including the entrance gates and railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.7 km south |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 120 m north-west |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 710 m south |
| Brentford Ait | Island | 760 m south |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.4 km south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 93 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 93 |
93 of the postcode's 93 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.