Hounslow
Hounslow is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 66,292. It has around 4 schools, 4 GP surgeries, 4 pharmacies, 8 supermarkets, and around 92 restaurants and cafés, along with 64 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Hounslow Central, 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £743,888, and there were around 808 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Hounslow area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hounslow area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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 165th of 294 English council areas — better than 44% 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 24° / 14° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:25
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Crime
764 reported · July 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences243
- Anti-social behaviour150
- Public order69
- Vehicle crime61
67 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Hounslow Central · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Burglary – Hounslow Central focusing on residential PMP/23887/25
- VAWG – Vicinities leading from transport hubs PMP/70917/24
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
637 reported road collisions (2024)
122 killed or seriously injured · 757 casualties · 22.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 381 rated 4–5 ★ (254 top)
- 15 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hounslow Central (0.5 km)
- 62 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hounslow (0.7 km):
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Live buses at Douglas Road:
- 110 → Hammersmith Bus Station · 1 min
- 281 → Tolworth · 3 min
- 111 → Kingston · 5 min
- 281 → Tolworth · 14 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£512,888 average▲ 1.1% YoY
Across Hounslow · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,945 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,577
- 2 bed £1,941
- 3 bed £2,233
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (9.4 km)
55 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Treaty Shopping Centre Car Park Level 1b (0 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms3
- Sports pitches52
- Playgrounds19
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Hounslow Council proud to open new wellbeing hub for young people· 11 Sept 2026
- Hounslow approves first-ever Climate Change Resilience Plan· 9 Sept 2026
- Hounslow recognised for excellence in animal welfare at RSPCA awards· 4 Sept 2026
- Hounslow Council set to celebrate Black History Month· 4 Sept 2026
- Hounslow tackles the digital divide: Call for locals to donate unwanted tech· 2 Sept 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)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 95 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
76inspected 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
242 CQC-registered services
- Care homes32
- GP practices57
- Dentists65
- Homecare agencies72
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hounslow
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
288 applications decided
75.3% granted · 217 granted, 71 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Ruth Cadbury
Labour
Brentford and Isleworth
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
- Schools21
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets12
- Parks & greens21
- Restaurants & cafés113
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
14,775 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,933 jobs advertised · £40,759 avg
e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Work when you want!, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
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
61% low-carbon electricity
Wind 37% · Gas 25% · Biomass 16% · Imports 15%
124 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brentford and Isleworth:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU968 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s373 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership318 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats243 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership238 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
London Borough of Hounslow · 0.1 kmThe London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in west London, England, forming part of Outer London. It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council.
Treaty Centre · 0.2 kmThe Treaty Centre is an enclosed shopping mall in the town centre of Hounslow in Greater London, England. Opened on 29 September 1987 and located on the High Street, the Treaty Centre offers 270,194 square feet of ret…
Kingsley Academy · 0.3 kmKingsley Academy is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Hounslow, Greater London, England. It is part of the Academies Enterprise Trust.
Bell Square · 0.4 kmBell Square is an outdoor performance space in the London Borough of Hounslow. The space in Hounslow town centre was unveiled in 2014, following five years of collaborative development between Hounslow Council and the…
Hanworth Road drill hall, Hounslow · 0.4 kmThe Hanworth Road drill hall is a former military installation in Hounslow, London.
Hounslow House · 0.5 kmHounslow House is a municipal facility in Bath Road, Hounslow, London. The building is the headquarters of Hounslow London Borough Council.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hounslow?
- Hounslow is a town in Greater London, England, in the Hounslow local authority.
- What is the population of Hounslow?
- Hounslow has an approximate settlement population of 66,292.
- How deprived is Hounslow?
- The Hounslow local authority, which includes Hounslow, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.