Is Hounslow a good place to live?
Hounslow scores 50 out of 100 on our Liveability index, 29th of London's 33 boroughs. It does best on environment (69) and green space (60), and least well on area prosperity (33). The highest-scoring wards are Brentford West, Isleworth and Hounslow Central.
Each part compares Hounslow with the rest of London, where 100 is the best. The score uses our default weights; on the map you can set your own.
Is Hounslow safe?
Police recorded about 2,773 crimes a month in Hounslow from June to August 2026, about 51 per square kilometre, below the London borough median of 63. The most common were violence and sexual offences (34%), anti-social behaviour (22%) and other theft (8%).
Recorded crime follows footfall: busy town centres and transport hubs record more, which says little about quiet residential streets. Check the exact street with an area report.
Does Hounslow flood?
About 13% of Hounslow's land is in Flood Zone 2 or 3, the Environment Agency's zones for flooding from rivers or the sea, against 13% across London. About 10% sits in Flood Zone 3, the highest risk band. The zones ignore flood defences and do not cover surface water flooding.
Are there good schools in Hounslow?
Hounslow has 49 state primary and 21 state secondary schools, plus 10 independent schools. Of the state schools with a current single Ofsted grade, 100% are good or outstanding and 19% are outstanding, against a London borough median of 24% outstanding. Outstanding schools include Cardinal Primary School, Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School and St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School.
Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, so recently inspected schools have none. Always check admissions and catchment rules with the school or council.
How good is public transport in Hounslow?
Hounslow has 14 Underground, Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR or tram stations on the District, Mildmay (Overground), Piccadilly and National Rail, in fare zones 2, 3, 4 and 5. About 7% of the borough has good or better access (TfL PTAL 4 to 6b), against 15% of London.
How much does it cost to live in Hounslow?
The average home in Hounslow cost £509,325 in March 2026 (HM Land Registry), up 20.4% over five years. The average private rent was £1,922 a month (ONS, May 2026 release), a gross yield of about 4.5%. Homes cost 12.6 times average local earnings.
What is the air quality like in Hounslow?
Nitrogen dioxide averaged 22 µg/m³ across Hounslow in 2022 (London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory), against a London median of 20 and a World Health Organization guideline of 10. Fine particles (PM2.5) averaged 9 µg/m³ against a guideline of 5. Air is usually worst beside main roads.
What are the shops, parks and GPs like in Hounslow?
OpenStreetMap lists 42 supermarkets, 11 GP surgeries and 27 pharmacies in Hounslow, and 81 public parks covering about 579 hectares. About 21% of the borough is in a conservation area, where outside changes usually need permission.
How deprived is Hounslow?
The typical neighbourhood in Hounslow is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England and 10 the least. About 13% of the borough is in the most deprived fifth.
Which parts of Hounslow score best?
The highest Liveability scores in Hounslow are in Brentford West, Isleworth and Hounslow Central, and the lowest in Cranford and Heston West. Every ward is below, with its scores for safety, transport, shops, green space and schools out of 100.
| Ward | Liveability | Safety | Transport | Shops | Green | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford West | 58 | 37 | 73 | 65 | 68 | 58 |
| Isleworth | 58 | 44 | 55 | 70 | 56 | 76 |
| Hounslow Central | 57 | 7 | 97 | 85 | 57 | 55 |
| Hounslow East | 57 | 19 | 84 | 62 | 52 | 62 |
| Hounslow West | 57 | 21 | 82 | 65 | 50 | 61 |
| Chiswick Gunnersbury | 56 | 33 | 62 | 66 | 79 | 31 |
| Chiswick Homefields | 56 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 81 | 53 |
| Brentford East | 53 | 22 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 53 |
| Hanworth Park | 53 | 49 | 40 | 47 | 81 | 44 |
| Osterley & Spring Grove | 53 | 62 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 51 |
| Heston East | 52 | 32 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 75 |
| Chiswick Riverside | 51 | 31 | 76 | 60 | 57 | 45 |
| Feltham West | 51 | 66 | 25 | 26 | 75 | 40 |
| Heston Central | 50 | 28 | 48 | 52 | 41 | 69 |
| Feltham North | 49 | 43 | 48 | 35 | 54 | 47 |
| Syon & Brentford Lock | 49 | 34 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Hanworth Village | 48 | 48 | 37 | 45 | 68 | 34 |
| Hounslow South | 47 | 38 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 46 |
| Bedfont | 46 | 63 | 37 | 30 | 38 | 17 |
| Hounslow Heath | 46 | 36 | 50 | 57 | 30 | 53 |
| Cranford | 45 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 20 |
| Heston West | 38 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 21 | 31 |
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Where these numbers come from
- Crime: police.uk street-level crime, June to August 2026, averaged per month.
- Flood zones and conservation areas: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning and local authority conservation areas, via planning.data.gov.uk.
- Schools: Department for Education Get Information About Schools, with Ofsted grades.
- Transport: TfL stations and PTAL 2023. Air quality: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2022.
- Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (March 2026) and ONS private rents (May 2026 release) and affordability ratios.
- Shops, GPs and parks: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Deprivation: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG).
- Liveability: our score for each ~500 m square of London, built from the sources above; borough and ward figures are medians of their squares.
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