W4 2JD Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Chiswick Homefields. Region: London.
Streets
- Verona Court, Chiswick: 22 addresses
- Chiswick Lane, Chiswick: 4 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 D (35% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, Fishers Lane: up to 55 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Garages at Mills Row, Chiswick, W4 5UP: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- 1A DARTMOUTH HOUSE, DARTMOUTH PLACE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- 396-400, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Turnham Green Underground Station | 390 m |
| Stamford Brook Underground Station | 570 m | |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Upham Park Road Turnham Green | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 4.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Sainsburys Chiswick Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebe Street Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest West London Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chiswick Smiles | 150 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Chiswick Police Station | 400 m |
| Cash machines | Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Chiswick Common 2.5 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Acton Green Common 4.5 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,750 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Tabard, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north. 373 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Tabard | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north |
| Ye Fox and Hounds and Mawson Arms and Nos. 112-118 | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-east |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 550 m south-east |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m south-east |
| Hogarths House Wall and Gate of Hogarths House | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m south |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 660 m south-east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 760 m south-east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.7 km south |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.1 km west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 26 |
12 of the postcode's 26 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Verona Court.