W4 2DW Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Gunnersbury. Region: London.
Streets
- Chiswick High Road, London: 20 addresses
- Linden Passage, Chiswick: 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 D (41% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chiswick High Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- AFTON HOUSE CHISWICK MEMORIAL CLUB, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, Fishers Lane: up to 55 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Garages at Mills Row, Chiswick, W4 5UP: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 396-400, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 361-365, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Garages at Garth Court, Chiswick, W4 4QL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 1A DARTMOUTH HOUSE, DARTMOUTH PLACE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 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 | 1.1 km |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Turnham Green Underground Station | 470 m |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 650 m | |
| Stamford Brook Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Duke Road Turnham Green | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsburys Chiswick Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 45 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Holly Road Medical Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Churchills Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chiswick Dental Centre | 100 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 60 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Chiswick Common 2.5 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Acton Green Common 4.5 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,750 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Voysey House, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m west. 321 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 14 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Voysey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m west |
| 14, South Parade W4 | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| The Tabard | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-east |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-east |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 860 m south |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 930 m south |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.1 km south-east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 1.7 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.9 km south |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 21 |
21 of the postcode's 21 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Chiswick High Road.