W4 3DB Hounslow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiswick Riverside. 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 (24% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wellesley Road, Wellesley Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 66A, Waldeck Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- NORTH EAST CAR PARK, CHISWICK VILLAGE: up to 12 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 58A, Waldeck Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Land at Citroen Site: up to 441 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford TW8 0NT: up to 75 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- LAND AT LIONEL ROAD, Lionel Road, TW8 9QR: up to 910 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- KEW BRIDGE STATION, Kew Bridge Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 1-4 Capital Interchange Way: up to 420 homes, permissioned (540 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: 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 addresses are about 7 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 | Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m | |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gunnersbury Underground Station | 440 m |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Kew Gardens Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Oxford Road North / Oxford Court Gunnersbury | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 4.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 540 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking (spare 2) on Oxford Road North | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Park Terrace Surgery | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sabel Pharmacy LTD | 920 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wellesley Dental Practice | 180 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Chiswick Flyover Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kew Green 4.3 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,680 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Thames Road Allotments 4,870 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Zoffany House, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m south-west. 96 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Zoffany House | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-west |
| Metropolitan Water Board Pump House Tower, Kew Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m west |
| Great Engine House, Kew Bridge Pumping House | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m west |
| Main Building, Kew Bridge Pumping Station | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m west |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km north-west |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver's Island | Island | 470 m south |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north-west |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 1.1 km west |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.5 km south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 4 |
3 of the postcode's 4 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.