# W4 2SH: area report for a postcode in Hounslow

W4 2SH 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 W4 2SH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) › [W4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w4) › [W4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w4-2)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Hounslow 007B: 125 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **Barnes Bridge, 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **15 of 39 properties in W4 2SH at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Hounslow 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **£525,435 average price**: For the whole of Hounslow, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **No gigabit broadband at W4 2SH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W4 2SH**: Road 55 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **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=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH
- **14.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalens-catholic-primary-school-e102909) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-primary-school-e102902) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | 96% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Osmund's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-osmunds-catholic-primary-school-e149926) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Cavendish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-primary-school-e102472) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomson House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomson-house-school-e139549) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chiswick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiswick-school-e137907) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [East Sheen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-sheen-primary-school-e102885) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Harrodian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-harrodian-school-e102950) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £670,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| October 2024 | £3,290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| June 2025 | £980,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| January 2026 | £403,288 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| September 2024 | £6,400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| March 2023 | £2,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| February 2024 | £286,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| March 2026 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Barnes Bridge (310 m, 4 minutes on foot); Mortlake (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ESSEX HOUSE SURGERY (620 m); GLEBE ROAD SURGERY (960 m)
- Pharmacies: BARNES PHARMACY (560 m); GREEN CROSS HEALTH (790 m); ROUND THE CLOCK PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: THE PRACTICE AT MORTLAKE (660 m); SHEEN DENTAL CLINIC (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Barnes White Hart Lane Local (350 m, Sainsburys); M&S Barnes Foodhall (420 m, Marks and Spencer); Cook Barnes (450 m, Cook); Sainsburys Barnes High Street Local (510 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Mortlake Express (960 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.7** (2025). Hounslow 007B has a deprivation score of 30.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,930th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hounslow 007B was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,545** (2021). Hounslow 007B had 1,545 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,051st 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: 74.3%** (January 2026). In Hounslow 007B, 74.3% 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.

## W4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £840,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W4 was £840,000 in 2025. 39th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,386** (2021). W4 had 45,386 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 297th 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 W4 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In W4, 91.2% 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: 51.4736, -0.2563

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=-0.2563,51.4736,W42SH

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w4-2sh