W4 3LY 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 F (36% 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: 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
- NORTH EAST CAR PARK, CHISWICK VILLAGE: up to 12 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Garages at Garth Court, Chiswick, W4 4QL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Garages rear of St Thomas' Road, Chiswick, W4 3LB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 66A, Waldeck Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 361-365, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 58A, Waldeck Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Garages at Cherwell Court, Grove Park Road, Chiswick, W4 3SF: up to 1 home, not permissioned (820 m)
- 396-400, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 12 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 14 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (6 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 | Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gunnersbury Underground Station | 430 m |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 860 m | |
| Kew Gardens Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Gunnersbury Station | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 860 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking (spare 2) on Oxford Road North | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 31 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Park Terrace Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sabel Pharmacy LTD | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 420 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Chiswick Flyover Cashzone | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Turnham Green 3.2 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,640 m² | 40 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Thames Road Allotments 4,870 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Zoffany House, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m west. 66 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Zoffany House | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m west |
| Classic bridge in Chiswick Park | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south-east |
| Voysey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Temple (Rustic House) at End of Yew Walk North East of Chiswick House | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km east |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.0 km east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km north-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver's Island | Island | 580 m south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 1.4 km west |
| Brentford Ait | Island | 1.5 km west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.1 km south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 14 |
14 of the postcode's 14 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.