Boston Gardens Chiswick, Hounslow
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (W4), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 21501478.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £1,200,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Hounslow costs £2,186 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chiswick, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Glebe Street Surgery, about 690 m (0.4 miles) away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 70% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 96 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £1,200,000 | £1,200,000 | £1,200,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £1,100,000 | £1,100,000 | £1,100,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £950,000 | £950,000 | £950,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £685,000 | £685,000 | £685,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £605,000 | £605,000 | £605,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £660,000 | £660,000 | £660,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2024 | 1 W4 2QJ | Detached | £1,200,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2015 | 3 W4 2QJ | Detached | £1,100,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2007 | 5 W4 2QJ | Terraced | £950,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2004 | 4 W4 2QJ | Terraced | £685,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2003 | 5 W4 2QJ | Semi-detached | £605,000 | |
| 22 May 2002 | 5 W4 2QJ | Semi-detached | £660,000 | |
| 30 Aug 1999 | 1 W4 2QJ | Detached | £370,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 156 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 street: 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 on or by this street: 4.
- 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, 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1A DARTMOUTH HOUSE, DARTMOUTH PLACE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, Fishers Lane: up to 55 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| W4 2QJ | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| W4 2QG | zone 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W4 2QG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W4 2QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Barnes Bridge 872,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 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 (0.7 miles) |
| Stamford Brook Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hogarth Roundabout Chiswick | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Staveley Road Coach Parking | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 42 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 260 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 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West London Pharmacy | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chiswick Smiles | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 820 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 | 330 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duke Meadows Allotments 2.9 ha | 640 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*), 80 m south-west. 119 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 middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone to Sir Percy Harris, Bart, St Nicholas Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Church of St Nicholas and attached walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m east |
| Bedford House Eynham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Hogarths House Wall and Gate of Hogarths House | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m north-west |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 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 middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
2 of the street's 6 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The William Hogarth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 370 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School ,Chiswick Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cavendish Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Chiswick School | Secondary | 11–18 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lowther Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Belmont Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| West London Free School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grove Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Osmund's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| John Betts Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Southfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Convent Nursing Home W4 2QE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2024 |
| George and Devonshire W4 2QE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2022 |
| Premier Inn London Chiswick W4 2TH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2024 |
| Devonshire Day Nursery W4 2AJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Baxter Storey at Fullers Brewery W4 2QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2022 |
| Hogarth Youth and Community W4 2JR | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| William Hogarth Primary School W4 2JR | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Little Forest Folk - Chiswick W4 2JR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 5 May 2026 |
| Taylorshaw @ The William Hogarth School W4 2JR | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Pier House W4 2UG | Mobile caterer | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2024 |
| The Duke of York W4 2HU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2015 |
| Chiswick Fish & Chips W4 2RG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Chiswick Food and Wine W4 2RG | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 11 Apr 2024 |
| Modi News W4 2JQ | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Fatboys W4 2RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Langham Place (30); On or near Dorchester Grove (21); On or near Page'S Yard (12); On or near Mawson Lane (12); On or near Paxton Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 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 | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Powell's Walk · Chiswick Square · Langham Place · Church Street · Palladian Gardens · Chiswick Wharf · Gwynne Close · Malthouse Drive · Russell Close · Dartmouth Place · Pumping Station Road · Pumping Station Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.