W4 2NL Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Homefields. Region: London.
Streets
- British Grove, Chiswick: 41 addresses
- British Grove, Chiswick: 20 addresses
- Great West Road, Hammersmith: 1 address
- Great West Road, 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 G (34% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 22-29 AND 29A, ST PETER'S SQUARE W6, grade II
- 30-35, ST PETER'S SQUARE W6, grade II
- 36, 37 & 38, ST PETER'S SQUARE W6, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 44 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 28 very low.
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 98%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 1.9 km |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stamford Brook Underground Station | 360 m |
| Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 730 m | |
| Turnham Green Underground Station | 730 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Goldhawk Road / Youngs Corner Turnham Green | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Hammersmith Blacks Road Car park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pestle & Mortar | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Kids Team | 280 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Chiswick Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Square 7,020 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ravenscourt Park 12 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 970 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Peter's Square, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 110 m east. 264 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 | 110 m east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| 7, Hammersmith Terrace W6 | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-east |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 350 m south |
| Strawberry House | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| Walpole House | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m south |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 460 m south |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 630 m south |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.7 km south |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.6 km west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.1 km north-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 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 63 |
33 of the postcode's 63 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on British Grove.