Hounslow Meadows
Hounslow 016 · 5 sub-areas · 11,030 residents
Hounslow 016 sits within the London Borough of Hounslow, home to around 11,000 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,900 a month — broadly in line with the wider borough but well below the central London norm. The area is notably diverse, with fewer than four in ten residents UK-born, and over a quarter of households in social housing.
Hounslow Meadows 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. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hounslow Meadows?
3 parks and 4 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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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Hounslow Meadows in Hounslow
Living in Hounslow Meadows
This part of Hounslow has a distinctly mixed, working-population feel — not the polished suburbs of outer west London, and not the anonymous density of inner zones either. Greenspace is genuinely close: the nearest patch is under 300 metres away on average, and around six in ten residents can walk to green space easily. That's a genuine quality-of-life win in an area that otherwise reads more urban than its distance from central London might suggest.
Rent sits around £1,900 a month for a two-bedroom flat — meaningfully cheaper than comparable zones in west London, though not dramatically so. A one-bed runs roughly £1,550 and a three-bed around £2,200. For context, a two-bed in central London could easily cost a third more, so you are getting some value here. The trade-off is that rents have continued to edge up, rising around 2% in the last year, and at a median of £1,907 a month the rent-to-income ratio is severe — the data puts it at over 90% of take-home pay for a typical resident, which is a warning sign about affordability pressure in this pocket of west London.
The neighbourhood skews younger and family-oriented. Around a quarter of residents are under 18 — noticeably above the London average — and the 35–49 age bracket is the single largest adult cohort at just over a quarter of the population. Tenure is almost evenly split three ways: roughly 36% own, 36% privately rent, and 26% are in social housing. That social housing share is above the London norm and shapes the character of the area.
For getting around, the nearest underground station is under 700 metres away — a short walk — and public transport takes around 28 minutes to central London. Just over a third of residents commute by public transport, with another third using the car. Broadband coverage is strong, with over 80% of premises able to access gigabit speeds.
See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on which parts of Hounslow 016 offer the best value or the easiest commute.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hounslow 016 a nice place to live?
- It depends on what you're after. The area has good greenspace access, a short walk to the tube, and rents below inner west London levels. The trade-off is a higher-than-average crime rate and a stretched rent-to-income ratio. It suits people who need central London access without central London prices and don't mind a more urban, mixed-tenure neighbourhood.
- What is the rent in Hounslow 016?
- A one-bed runs around £1,550 a month, a two-bed around £1,900, and a three-bed around £2,200. These are estimated figures scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 2% in the past year.
- Is Hounslow 016 safe?
- The crime rate here is around 102 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, above the UK national average of roughly 80. It's on the higher end for outer London. Parts of the neighbourhood closer to the tube station tend to have better footfall and lower risk, so location within the area does matter.
- What's the commute from Hounslow 016 to central London?
- Around 28 minutes by public transport — competitive for outer west London. The nearest underground station is less than 700 metres away, roughly an eight-minute walk. Just over a third of residents commute by public transport as their main mode.
- Who lives in Hounslow 016?
- A diverse, family-oriented population — fewer than 38% of residents were born in the UK, the under-18 share is above the London average, and the 35–49 age group is the largest adult cohort. Tenure splits almost equally between owners, private renters, and social housing tenants.
- What schools are near Hounslow 016?
- There are 69 schools within 2 kilometres, but around 46% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is just over 1 kilometre away. Families should check individual catchment boundaries rather than relying on proximity.
- How affordable is Hounslow 016 compared to the rest of London?
- Cheaper than inner west London, but still stretched. A two-bed runs around £1,900 a month, and the rent-to-income ratio for a typical local household exceeds 90% of take-home pay. Buying is also demanding — the median sale price is just under £500,000, around seven years of saving for a deposit.