W4 1TH Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Homefields. 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 G (30% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 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
- 11, CHISWICK HIGH ROAD W4, grade II
- 15-19, CHISWICK HIGH ROAD W4, grade II
- 21, CHISWICK HIGH ROAD W4, grade II
- 3, CHISWICK HIGH ROAD W4, grade II
- 397 AND 399, GOLDHAWK ROAD W6, grade II
- 5-9, CHISWICK HIGH ROAD W4, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (820 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: 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 addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stamford Brook Underground Station | 150 m |
| Turnham Green Underground Station | 650 m | |
| Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 670 m | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Goldhawk Road / Youngs Corner Turnham Green | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Hammersmith Blacks Road Car park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 44 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pestle & Mortar | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Kids Team | 210 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Chiswick Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ravenscourt Park 12 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,750 m² | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Peter's Square, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 220 m south-east. 328 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 220 m south-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| Royal Masonic Hospital, With Associated Boundary Walls, Gates, Railings and Planters | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-east |
| 7, Hammersmith Terrace W6 | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-east |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m south |
| Strawberry House | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 670 m south |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 840 m south |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.9 km south |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.7 km west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.2 | 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 | 39 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 59 |
59 of the postcode's 59 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.