Hounslow
Borough · London · United Kingdom
West London borough from riverside Chiswick and Brentford out to Hounslow and Feltham under the Heathrow flight path.
Overview
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Chiswick for families; Heathrow staff further westWatch out for
Aircraft noise in the west; Great West Road trafficNeighborhoods
Rent
The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Hounslow was £1,850 in 2025/26, 9% below the London average. It is the 18th most expensive of 33 boroughs.
| Home size | Median rent / month |
|---|---|
| Room | £901 |
| Studio | £1,200 |
| 1 bedroom | £1,550 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,850 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,300 |
| 4+ bedrooms | £3,425 |
Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.
Rent by postcode district in Hounslow
Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.
| District | Includes (wards) | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| TW3 | Heathfield, Heston Central, Heston East, Hounslow Central, Hounslow East, Hounslow Heath | £1,350 | £1,713 |
| TW4 | Cranford, Heathfield, Heston Central, Hounslow Central, Hounslow Heath, Hounslow West | – | £1,800 |
| TW5 | Cranford, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West, Hounslow Central, Osterley & Spring Grove | – | – |
| TW7 | Hounslow East, Hounslow South, Isleworth, Osterley & Spring Grove, St Margarets & North Twickenham, Syon & Brentford Lock | £1,450 | £1,800 |
| TW8 | Brentford East, Brentford West, Chiswick Gunnersbury, Chiswick Riverside, Northfield, Osterley & Spring Grove | £1,720 | £2,100 |
| TW13 | Feltham North, Feltham West, Hanworth Park, Hanworth Village, West Twickenham | £1,300 | £1,700 |
| TW14 | Ashford North and Stanwell South, Bedfont, Cranford, Feltham North, Feltham West, Hanworth Park | £1,300 | £1,568 |
| W4 | Chiswick Gunnersbury, Chiswick Homefields, Chiswick Riverside, Ravenscourt, Southfield | £1,750 | £2,250 |
- 1,550–1,700
- 1,700–1,800
- 1,800–2,000
- 2,000–2,350
- 2,350–3,563
Who lives here
| Hounslow | London | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 288,182 | 8,799,725 |
| One-person households | 25.5% | 29.3% |
| Children under 15 | 19.4% | 18.1% |
| Aged 15–24 | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11.8% | 11.9% |
| Social housing rentals | 21.0% | 23.1% |
| Private rentals | 30.9% | 30.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 47.9% | 46.8% |
Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).
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Getting around
- Piccadilly and District lines; South Western Railway
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