W4 2QG Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Homefields. Region: London.
Streets
- Chiswick Square, Chiswick: 9 addresses
- Boston Gardens, 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 (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: 13.
- 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
- 1-3, PAGE'S YARD W4, grade II
- 1, Chiswick Square, grade II
- 2, Chiswick Square, grade II
- 3-6, Chiswick Square including railings and paving stones in garden, grade II
- 7 and 8, Chiswick Square, including railings to number 8, grade II
- BRAMPTON HOUSE FERRY HOUSE, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES WEST OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- DE LOUTHERBOURG MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 26 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- FOSCOLO MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO WISTARIA WISTARIA, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- THE GEORGE AND DEVONSHIRE ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- WHISTLER MEMORIAL ADJACENT TO SOUTH SIDE OF POWELL'S WALK, APPROXIMATELY 120 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1A DARTMOUTH HOUSE, DARTMOUTH PLACE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, Fishers Lane: up to 55 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 10 addresses are between 7 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
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 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Barnes Bridge 872,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Turnham Green Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Stamford Brook Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hogarth Roundabout Chiswick | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Staveley Road Coach Parking | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 44 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glebe Street Surgery | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West London Pharmacy | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chiswick Smiles | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Chiswick Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,520 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duke Meadows Allotments 2.9 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tombstone to Sir Percy Harris, Bart, St Nicholas Churchyard, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south. 122 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 18 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone to Sir Percy Harris, Bart, St Nicholas Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south |
| Church of St Nicholas and attached walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m east |
| Hogarths House Wall and Gate of Hogarths House | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north-west |
| Bedford House Eynham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 480 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hounslow: see them on the Hounslow page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 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 Square.