TW8 9RE Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Brentford West. Region: London.
Streets
- Riverbank Way, Brentford: 8 addresses
- Great West Road, 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 C (48% of about 800 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), 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 km (0.6 miles)
- LAND ADJACENT TO, 3, Boston Manor Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Brentford Lock West, COMMERCE ROAD: up to 452 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Garages at Mercury House, Glenhurst Road, Brentford, TW8 0QT: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Car park adjacent to Fawley House, 30 Boston Park Road, Brentford, TW8 9JF: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- LAND AT ORCHARD ROAD AND, WINDMILL ROAD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Mercury House, Glenhurst Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 1, Burlington Lane: up to 84 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 7-77, Field Lane: up to 10 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 7 m and 11 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 270 m |
| Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Northfields Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| South Ealing Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brentford | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Albany Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brent Pharmacy | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Boston Manor Road, Brentford Cashzone | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boston Manor Park 13 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Syon Park 21 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,270 m² | 70 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 24, the Butts, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 58 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 24, the Butts | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Boston Manor House, Boston Manor Park | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Floras Column, Syon Park | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Johnsons Island | Island | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Soaphouse Creek | Tidal water | 940 m (0.6 miles) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hounslow: see them on the Hounslow page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 86% | 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) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 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 | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Riverbank Way.