W4 3UJ 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 G (31% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Grove Park (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): 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
- Kew Biothane Plant, Mellis Avenue: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 1,068 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Garages at Cherwell Court, Grove Park Road, Chiswick, W4 3SF: up to 1 home, not permissioned (670 m)
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Garages And Land Adjacent Railway South Worple Way, East Sheen: up to 5 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- Land Rear Of 127 - 147 Kingsway, Mortlake, London SW14 7HN: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 1 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 6 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 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 | 700 m |
| Mortlake 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| Kew Gardens 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kew Gardens Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Gunnersbury Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Thames Bank Mortlake | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Staveley Road Coach Parking | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chiswick Medical Practice | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gardens Dental Centre | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mortlake Green 1.3 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,920 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Townmead Road Allotment 1,790 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m south-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-east |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km north-east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.8 km west |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver's Island | Island | 1.3 km north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.4 km east |
| The Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the postcode's 6 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 70% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 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 7 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.