Ashford Common
Ashford Common is a town in Greater London, England. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 22 restaurants and cafés, 29 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Sunbury, 1.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 197 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ashford Common area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hounslow area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 288,181 residents at roughly 5,148 people per km².
- Council
- Hounslow
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Feltham and Heston
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 176th of 294 English council areas — better than 40% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 9° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:30
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
29US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 8.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 6.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
216 reported · August 2026▲ 5% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences70
- Anti-social behaviour40
- Public order23
- Shoplifting18
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Feltham West · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Public Order – High Street Feltham
- ASB - Feltham High Street
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
697 reported road collisions (2025)
146 killed or seriously injured · 827 casualties · 24.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
484 food businesses within 2 miles
- 400 rated 4–5 ★ (338 top)
- 13 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sunbury (1.8 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sunbury (1.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£528,051 average▼ 1.5% YoY
Across Hounslow · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,952 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,583
- 2 bed £1,947
- 3 bed £2,241
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.3 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,845 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: BP Building MSCP Undercroft Car Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches42
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- What should Hounslow Town Centre look like in 10 years? Have your say· 4 Nov 2026
- Remembrance Sunday 2026 services in Hounslow· 3 Nov 2026
- Hounslow Launches Free Annual Bulky Waste Collections· 2 Nov 2026
- SEND Inclusion tops the bill at IDPD event!· 2 Nov 2026
- Household Waste? We’ve Got Tips for That· 30 Oct 2026
Source: Hounslow Council
Population
288,181 residents in Hounslow · 5,148/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 68%
- 65+: 12%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK23,542
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK29,176
- Net moves−5,634
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 49 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,186 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (37% of 111,270)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
89 schools · 46,477 pupils
49 primary · 18 secondary · 22 other
Ofsted: 39 of 39 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
76 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Gunnersbury Catholic SchoolOutstanding
- Lampton AcademyOutstanding
- St Mark's Catholic SchoolOutstanding
- The Heathland SchoolOutstanding
- Bolder AcademyGood
- Chiswick SchoolGood
- Cranford Community CollegeGood
- Heston Community SchoolGood
- Isleworth and Syon School for BoysGood
- Springwest AcademyGood
- The Green School for BoysGood
- The Green School for GirlsGood
- Brentford School for Girls
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
- Lift Kingsley
- Logic Studio School
- Rivers Academy West London
- Space Studio West London
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hounslow
Care & health services
244 CQC-registered services
- Care homes33
- GP practices57
- Dentists65
- Homecare agencies73
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hounslow
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
357 applications decided
75.1% granted · 268 granted, 89 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative
Spelthorne
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 32
- Con 17
- LD 1
- Grn 3
- Ref 8
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets7
- Parks & greens17
- Restaurants & cafés31
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,205 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £35,182 avg
e.g. Production Manager, Machine Operator, Junior IT Support Analyst
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£808 median full-time weekly pay
5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,788 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
52% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 119,032 certificates
9.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
32% low-carbon electricity
Gas 67% · Wind 16% · Biomass 7% · Nuclear 6%
271 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.4 women · 59.6 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in TW15
- Studholme Medical Centre
- Fordbridge Medical Centre
- Stanwell Road Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU850 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules364 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND268 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases197 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth182 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Spelthorne Sports F.C. · 1.0 kmSpelthorne Sports F.C. is a football club based in the borough of Spelthorne. They play in the Combined Counties League Division One.
Sunbury-on-Thames · 1.1 kmSunbury-on-Thames, known locally as Sunbury, is a town on the north bank of the River Thames in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England, 13 mi (21 km) southwest of central London. Sunbury and other surrounding town…
Feltham Prison and Young Offender Institution · 1.2 kmFeltham Young Offenders Institution is a prison for adult males over 18 and juveniles between 15 and 18, occupying 0.184 square kilometres south-west of Feltham in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, Engla…
Radio Feltham · 1.2 kmRadio Feltham was the first prison radio station in Europe, operating in HM Prison Feltham, a male juvenile prison and Young Offenders Institution in west London that housed up to 800 boys between the ages of 15 and 21.
Bedfont Lakes Country Park · 1.7 kmBedfont Lakes Country Park is a 72.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Bedfont in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Queen Mary Reservoir · 1.8 kmThe Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs supplying fresh water to London and parts of surrounding counties, and is located in the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey. The reservoir covers 707…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Hounslow with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ashford Common?
- Ashford Common is a town in Greater London, England, in the Hounslow local authority.
- How deprived is Ashford Common?
- The Hounslow local authority, which includes Ashford Common, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.