W4 2PP Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Homefields. Region: London.
Streets
- Chiswick Mall, Chiswick: 5 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 G (37% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Old Chiswick, Old Chiswick (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- BEDFORD HOUSE EYNHAM HOUSE, grade II*
- 1-4 Belle Vue Cottages including gates, grade II
- 130-134, MAWSON ROW (See details for further address information), grade II
- BELLE VUE, grade II
- FULLERS BREWERY, MIDDLE SECTION, CONTAINING BOARD ROOM, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO BEDFORD HOUSE, grade II
- LINGARD HOUSE THAMES VIEW, grade II
- REAR GARDEN WALL TO THE HOLLIES CHISWICK HALL, grade II
- RED LION HOUSE, grade II
- Woodroffe House and garden wall to Woodroffe House, 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 (470 m)
- 1A DARTMOUTH HOUSE, DARTMOUTH PLACE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (730 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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 4 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 4 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 | Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Barnes Bridge 872,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stamford Brook Underground Station | 900 m |
| Turnham Green Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Dorchester Grove Turnham Green | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Staveley Road Coach Parking | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebe Street Surgery | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pestle & Mortar | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chiswick Smiles | 700 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 890 m |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,520 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Peter's Square 7,020 m² | 570 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bedford House Eynham House, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south-west. 125 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 15 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford House Eynham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Ye Fox and Hounds and Mawson Arms and Nos. 112-118 | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| Church of St Nicholas and attached walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-west |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 220 m north-east |
| Walpole House | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m north-east |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 240 m north-east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 760 m south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 170 m south-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 200 m east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 450 m south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.2 km south |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.3 km west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 5 |
3 of the postcode's 5 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Mall.