# UB2 5XQ: area report for a postcode in Hounslow

UB2 5XQ is a postcode in Hounslow.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hounslow. Open the map at UB2 5XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) › [UB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub2) › [UB2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Hounslow 005C: 292 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **Hayes and Harlington, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **No property in UB2 5XQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Hounslow 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **£525,435 average price**: For the whole of Hounslow, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **90% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at UB2 5XQ**: Road 63 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ
- **19.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cranford Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranford-park-academy-e138613) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Featherstone Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/featherstone-primary-and-nursery-school-e101910) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cranford Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranford-community-college-e136522) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfields-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e101862) | Nursery | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [Guru Nanak Sikh Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guru-nanak-sikh-academy-e136329) | All-through | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nanaksar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nanaksar-primary-school-e139926) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Botwell House Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/botwell-house-catholic-primary-school-e102422) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cedars Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cedars-primary-school-e102558) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| October 2023 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| March 2026 | £517,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| August 2024 | £535,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |
| November 2023 | £455,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 450 m |
| April 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 480 m |
| August 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| April 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTH HYDE ROAD SURGERY (390 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (300 m)
- Dental practices: UNIT ONE (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bulls Bridge Extra (220 m, Tesco); Lidl London Heston (290 m, Lidl); Costco Hayes (390 m, Costco); Tesco Hayes South Esso Express (990 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £525,435** (July 2026). Hounslow’s average house price was £525,435 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,870** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hounslow earned a median of £40,870 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 122nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.9×** (2025). A home in Hounslow costs 12.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 12th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.9** (2025). Hounslow has a deprivation score of 24.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hounslow 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.1** (2025). Hounslow 005C has a deprivation score of 36.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,747th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,909** (2021). Hounslow 005C had 1,909 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,021st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Hounslow 005C, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 7.9%** (August 2026). In Hounslow 005C, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## UB2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £430,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in UB2 was £430,000 in 2025. Joint 490th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,637** (2021). UB2 had 37,637 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 535th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in UB2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.6%** (January 2026). In UB2, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow)
- Centre: 51.4971, -0.4082

Council: [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Feltham and Heston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/feltham-and-heston): Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4082,51.4971,UB25XQ

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