Hounslow
Hounslow is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 66,292. It has around 2 supermarkets and around 24 restaurants and cafés, along with 28 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Hanworth Halt, 1.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £743,888, and there were around 241 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 Spelthorne area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,955 residents at roughly 2,294 people per km².
- Council
- Spelthorne
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 196th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% 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
12°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 11° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:32
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Crime
250 reported · July 2026▼ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences95
- Anti-social behaviour51
- Other theft18
- Public order16
7 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Sunbury · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour
- Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
197 reported road collisions (2024)
47 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 19.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 402 rated 4–5 ★ (339 top)
- 12 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hanworth Halt (1.1 km)
- 28 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kempton Park (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£429,916 average▼ 4.7% YoY
Across Spelthorne · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,661 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,206
- 2 bed £1,549
- 3 bed £1,801
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.2 times median annual pay (12.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
40 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: The Running Horse (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches42
- Playgrounds12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
102,955 residents in Spelthorne · 2,294/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 201 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,526 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (34% of 44,710)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
34 schools · 14,893 pupils
21 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 9 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
28inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Thomas Knyvett CollegeRequires improvement
- St Paul's Catholic College
- Thamesmead School
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School
- The Matthew Arnold School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Spelthorne
Care & health services
1,391 CQC-registered services
- Care homes390
- GP practices202
- Dentists356
- Homecare agencies296
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
123 applications decided
78.9% granted · 97 granted, 26 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Seema Malhotra
Labour (Co-op)
Feltham and Heston
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 6
- Con 14
- LD 11
- Grn 1
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens24
- Restaurants & cafés42
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2,103 jobs advertised · £41,209 avg
e.g. Audience Planning Strategist, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Mobile Vehicle Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£877 median full-time weekly pay
3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,756 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 48,886 certificates
7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
20% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Imports 26% · Biomass 11% · Wind 6%
238 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile6.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)5.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Feltham and Heston:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s350 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU212 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities209 local signatures · 16,437 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership183 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office182 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Spelthorne Hundred · 0.7 kmSpelthorne was a hundred of the historic county of Middlesex, England. It contained these parishes and settlements:Ashford East Bedfont The hamlet of Hatton Feltham Hampton The settlement of Hampton Hill developed in…
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…
- Metropolitan Water Board Railway · 1.1 km
The Metropolitan Water Board Railway was a 2 ft narrow gauge industrial railway built to serve the Metropolitan Water Board's pumping station at Kempton Park near London. The line was opened in 1916 to deliver coal to…
Kempton Park Steam Engines · 1.2 kmThe Kempton Steam Museum is home to the Kempton Park steam engines which are two large triple-expansion steam engines, dating from 1926–1929, at the Kempton Park Waterworks in south-west London. They were ordered by t…
Hampton Kempton Waterworks Railway · 1.2 kmThe Hampton Kempton Waterworks Railway is a 2 ft gauge narrow gauge steam railway that opened in 2013, giving rides to paying visitors on a restored steam locomotive, with two back-up diesel locomotives. It is based o…
MOD Feltham · 1.3 kmMOD Feltham is a secure 30-acre (12 ha) military installation in Feltham, Middlesex.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hounslow?
- Hounslow is a town in Surrey, England, in the Spelthorne local authority.
- What is the population of Hounslow?
- Hounslow has an approximate settlement population of 66,292.
- How deprived is Hounslow?
- The Spelthorne local authority, which includes Hounslow, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.