Heston West
Hounslow 010 · 5 sub-areas · 10,400 residents
Hounslow 010 is a residential patch of the London Borough of Hounslow, home to around 10,400 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,900 a month — noticeably below the central London going rate but in line with the outer-west corridor. With over half of households owner-occupied and a 33-minute public-transport link into central London, it sits closer to the suburban end of the borough's spectrum.
Heston West is a mid-density neighbourhood of Hounslow in the London region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Heston West?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,907 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Heston West in Hounslow
Living in Heston West
This part of Hounslow sits firmly in outer west London's commuter belt. The feel is residential and family-oriented rather than urban-busy — terraced streets, a decent spread of greenspace within roughly half a kilometre for most residents, and a neighbourhood where more than half the homes are owner-occupied. That's a notably high ownership rate for London, and it shapes the character: this isn't a transient renter-heavy area.
On the cost scale, you're paying around £1,900 a month for a two-bedroom flat — well below what you'd face in inner west London boroughs, and roughly 60% more than the UK national median two-bed rent of around £1,200. Council tax (Band D) runs to about £2,186 a year. The median house price sits at around £544,000, which puts the deposit hurdle at roughly 7.7 years of saving — tough, but more achievable than many inner-London postcodes.
The people here are a broad demographic mix. Nearly six in ten residents were born outside the UK — one of the higher shares in London — which feeds into an ethnic diversity index of 52. Around a fifth of households have children, and the under-18 population at 21% is slightly above the London norm. Just under a third of residents rent privately. Degree-level qualifications are held by around 36% of adults, roughly in line with the London average.
Practically, the nearest underground station is under a kilometre away — around a 12-minute walk — which keeps central London comfortably within reach. Working from home is relatively common here: about one in four residents does so, reducing pressure on the commute. For sub-areas, pockets and streets, see the streets and sub-areas section below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hounslow 010 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood in outer west London — more residential than urban. Greenspace is within easy reach for most residents, the tube is under a kilometre away, and it's noticeably cheaper than inner west London. The trade-off is that nearby school Ofsted ratings are below average, and the crime rate is slightly above the UK norm.
- What is the rent in Hounslow 010?
- A one-bedroom flat runs about £1,546 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,903, and a three-bedroom around £2,186. Rents rose roughly 2% in the past year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a reliable guide rather than a precise figure.
- Is Hounslow 010 safe?
- Crime runs at around 87 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — slightly above the UK national rate of about 80. It's not among the more concerning London neighbourhoods, and the deprivation score sits in the fourth decile nationally. Vehicle-related crime and theft tend to dominate local figures, as in most outer-London areas.
- What's the commute from Hounslow 010 to central London?
- By public transport, you're looking at around 33 minutes to central London. The nearest underground station is under a kilometre away — about a 12-minute walk. Around one in four residents works from home, so the commute is less of a daily factor for a significant share of the neighbourhood.
- Who lives in Hounslow 010?
- A broad mix — but what stands out is that over half of households own their home, which is high for outer London, and just 41% of residents were born in the UK. Around a fifth of households have dependent children. It's less a transient-renter neighbourhood and more a settled, family-oriented community with a notably international-born population.
- What schools are near Hounslow 010?
- There are 110 schools within 2 kilometres, so options aren't scarce. About 52% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of around 89%, so quality varies and individual research matters. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is roughly 1,465 metres away, about an 18-minute walk.
- How does Hounslow 010 compare to other parts of Hounslow for affordability?
- At around £1,900 a month for a two-bed, this part of Hounslow sits in the mid-range for the borough — cheaper than areas closer to Chiswick or the District line's more affluent western stretches, but broadly comparable to the outer-borough average. The median house price of around £544,000 is in line with surrounding neighbourhoods.