W4 2BE Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Gunnersbury. Region: London.
Streets
- Glebe Street, Chiswick: 31 addresses
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 F (46% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Glebe Estate (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, Fishers Lane: up to 55 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 396-400, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Garages at Mills Row, Chiswick, W4 5UP: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- 1A DARTMOUTH HOUSE, DARTMOUTH PLACE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 361-365, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 7 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 | Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Turnham Green Underground Station | 530 m |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 780 m | |
| Stamford Brook Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Windmill Road / Chiswick Turnham Green | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsburys Chiswick Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebe Street Surgery | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Churchills Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chiswick Dental Centre | 200 m |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Chiswick Common 2.5 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Acton Green Common 4.5 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,750 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 31 |
3 of the postcode's 31 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 72% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Glebe Street.