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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Hounslow East | Hounslow | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 56 | 114 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 86% | 85% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 35% | 37% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 12% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 42% | 41% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 17.1 | 18.1 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Hounslow, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 850k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Norbury Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (route H20); 68 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Chatsworth Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 74% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School (1.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Lift Kingsley, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 45.1 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Mark's Catholic School (1.8 km) and The Heathland School (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Tiffin Girls' School (5.3 km) and Tiffin School (6.8 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Tesco Express, 950 m away, with Kingsley Meats closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kingfisher Practice (650 m), with Maswell Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Head Man Barbers & Hairdresser is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is West Middlesex University Hospital, 2.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
punjabi kitchen Express is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Isleworth Lions Club the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 67% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Inwood Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Chosen Gym (950 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Hounslow Town Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Chase Bridge Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Spring Grove Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Nelson Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Lift Kingsley | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.1 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Richmond upon Thames School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 56.3 · 21% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mark's Catholic School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 62.5 · 29.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Turing House School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 18.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Suffah Primary School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| St Catherine's School | Independent | 2.6 km | 36.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hounslow East | Hounslow | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 73 min | 68 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 99 min | 87 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 14 min | 18 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.8 km | 1.2 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 44 | 81 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 11% | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 32% | 32% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 21% | 32% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Hounslow East | Hounslow | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 100% | 88% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 92% | 69% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 36 | 26 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Hounslow East (this one) | 56 | 2 | 99 min | 14 | £576k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiswick South West | 67 | 1 | 87 min | 28 | £858k |
| Hanworth South | 76 | 1 | 106 min | 10 | £462k |
| Chiswick South East | 82 | 4 | 83 min | 26 | £1.16m |
| Chiswick North East | 84 | 4 | 68 min | 31 | £1.24m |
| Lower Feltham | 84 | 2 | 89 min | 20 | £421k |
| Osterley & Lampton East | 87 | 1 | 90 min | 11 | £546k |
| Hounslow Heath | 87 | 2 | 100 min | 11 | £498k |
| Heston West | 90 | 3 | 90 min | 11 | £573k |
| Brentford West & Osterley Park | 91 | 1 | 91 min | 14 | £665k |
| Isleworth & Ivybridge | 96 | 3 | 95 min | 25 | £592k |
| Heston Central & Lampton West | 99 | 1 | 87 min | 11 | £579k |
| Hounslow Meadows | 102 | 1 | 86 min | 6 | £510k |
| Brentford East | 102 | 1 | 75 min | 24 | £373k |
| Heston North | 105 | 2 | 80 min | 11 | £542k |
| Hanworth North | 106 | 1 | 94 min | 17 | £533k |
| Bedfont | 107 | 2 | 87 min | 17 | £435k |
| Cranford | 109 | 1 | 82 min | 7 | £490k |
| North Feltham & Hatton | 109 | 0 | 90 min | 14 | £426k |
| Feltham East | 109 | 2 | 90 min | 19 | £479k |
| Hounslow West | 118 | 1 | 88 min | 9 | £414k |
| Spring Grove | 121 | 1 | 90 min | 13 | £425k |
| Syon Green | 122 | 1 | 95 min | 11 | £459k |
| Brentford Central | 124 | 2 | 81 min | 20 | £555k |
| Feltham Central | 146 | 2 | 90 min | 19 | £445k |
| Kew Bridge & Gunnersbury Park | 164 | 1 | 82 min | 27 | £538k |
| North Hyde & North Cranford | 167 | 2 | 82 min | 11 | £449k |
| Chiswick Park | 181 | 4 | 71 min | 35 | £672k |
| Hounslow High Street | 248 | 1 | 85 min | 10 | £429k |
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 7.3 km away.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
The nearest university is St Mary's University, Twickenham, 3.1 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| The Mall School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
|---|
| Hounslow East | Hounslow | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 25 | 19 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 16 min | 13 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 73 min | 42 min |
| Heathrow airport | 52 min | 22 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).