W4 2SH Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Homefields. Region: London.
Streets
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 (53% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 67 - 69 Barnes High Street, Barnes: up to 7 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Barnes Hospital: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Barnes Hospital: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 1,068 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Garages And Land Adjacent Railway South Worple Way, East Sheen: up to 5 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 43 addresses are between 4 m and 8 m above sea level (6 m on average).
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 | Barnes Bridge 872,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Mortlake 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Barnes Bridge | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Staveley Road Coach Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Essex House Surgery | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Barnes Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Practice At Mortlake | 650 m |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Mortlake, Mortlake Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Gardens 2,690 m² | 440 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Barnes Green 3.4 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Lands School Playing Fields 17 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Chertsey Road Allotments 2.3 ha | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Limes House and Forecourt Piers, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limes House and Forecourt Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-west |
| 18, Station Road Sw13 | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m east |
| Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Churchyard of St Mary Magdalen | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south-west |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km north |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Small Profits | Wetland | 530 m north-east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.7 km north-east |
| Teck Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 3.8 km south |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 5.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 10 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 32 |
9 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 11 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.