# W3 8LJ: area report for a postcode in Hounslow

W3 8LJ 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 W3 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) › [W3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3) › [W3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Hounslow 029B: 107 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **Acton Town, 260 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **No property in W3 8LJ 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=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Hounslow 029B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **£525,435 average price**: For the whole of Hounslow, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W3 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W3 8LJ**: Road 64 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **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=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ
- **15.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ark Acton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-acton-academy-e146318) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Eagle Park Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eagle-park-independent-school-e148600) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [International School of London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/international-school-of-london-e102550) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Acton Gardens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acton-gardens-primary-school-e101867) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Acton Childrens Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-acton-childrens-centre-e101861) | Nursery | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Ark Soane Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-soane-academy-e147863) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 63.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blooming Tree School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blooming-tree-school-e148807) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Snowflake School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snowflake-school-e135616) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £875,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £760,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £870,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £485,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £1,320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £930,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Acton Town (260 m, 3 minutes on foot); South Acton (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GP SURGERY @ ACTON GARDENS (730 m); CHISWICK FAMILY PRACTICE (730 m); THE MILL HILL SURGERY (740 m); CROWN STREET SURGERY (930 m)
- Pharmacies: WALKERS PHARMACY (160 m); PYRAMID PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); WISDOM DENTAL SURGERY (160 m); DA VINCI CLINIC (180 m); DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); ACTON TOWN DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Ealing Acton Town Station Local (120 m, Sainsburys); M&S Gunnersbury Park BP (200 m, Marks and Spencer); Budgens Gunnersbury Lane (330 m, Budgens); Tesco Acton Esso Express (780 m, Tesco); Sainsburys London Acton Gardens Local (800 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 029B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). Hounslow 029B has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,444th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £802,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hounslow 029B was £802,500 in 2025. Joint 962nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,629** (2021). Hounslow 029B had 1,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,713th 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: 89.4%** (January 2026). In Hounslow 029B, 89.4% 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.

## W3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £526,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W3 was £526,000 in 2025. 237th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 58,327** (2021). W3 had 58,327 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 107th 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 W3 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: 83.8%** (January 2026). In W3, 83.8% 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: 51.5015, -0.2833

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

## Your MP

- [Hammersmith and Chiswick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hammersmith-and-chiswick): Andy Slaughter (Labour), 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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-0.2833,51.5015,W38LJ

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