Hounslow: local evidence before choosing a home
Three public reference positions, ten independent checks and the limitations you need before treating a map result as a housing shortlist.
By the notbad project · editorial review . Source dates are separate.
Explore Hounslow on the mapWhat these local examples show
Hounslow West, Hounslow Heath and the Treaty Centre all have supplied daytime aircraft values, but their daytime road averages differ considerably. At the heath reference the lower mapped road average sits alongside a much longer supported-station walk than at Hounslow West. The Treaty Centre points towards Hounslow Central. Aircraft and road noise therefore need separate checks even within these three selected positions.
This page covers the official Hounslow boundary (E09000018), not a single neighbourhood with the same name. Its three examples are illustrative catalog positions, not a representative sample of homes or a borough-wide verdict.
Mapped destinations in this boundary
The retained catalogs place 9 supported station records, 45 named green-space references of at least 2 hectares, 19 supported supermarket records, 2 shopping-centre records and 89 official school positions inside this boundary. These are source-position counts, not a complete inventory or proof of present access; station records can represent separate services at one interchange.
Supported lines represented here: District, Piccadilly, Mildmay. Coverage includes Underground, Overground, DLR and Elizabeth lines, not every National Rail service. Walking destinations can lie outside the borough.
Three public reference reports
These use the independent Check profile: all supported destination choices, walks up to 30 minutes, green spaces at least 2 hectares, both noise periods and no combined score. School results use all phases and both inspection schemes; the new report-card area is Curriculum and teaching. Origins are source positions, sometimes inside a site, not verified entrances. Unknown means reliable evidence is unavailable, not a pass.
1. Hounslow West Underground Station
Station reference · station position. Coordinates: 51.473469, -0.386544.
Retained source ID: 940GZZLUHWT. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: 57.269 dB Nighttime: 50.181 dB Averages do not describe individual flyovers. Without a contour, frequent or loud overflights are still possible. |
| Road noise | Daytime: 66.9 dB Nighttime: 59.42 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: Unknown — no source reading Nighttime: Unknown — no source reading |
| Tube-track proximity | Within the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | ≈ 1 min walk Hounslow West Underground Station station position |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 4 min walk Beaversfield Park 3.9 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 4 / 5 · Higher Hounslow 017A · E01002624 92.3 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 331 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 9 min walk Hounslow Heath School Primary · Community school · No linked inspection in the state-funded school snapshot · nearby mapped campus gate |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 16 min walk Aldi Aldi · Mapped supermarket · store position |
| Shopping walk | ≈ 21 min walk High Street Shopping street · 3 different mapped chains · shop position · H&M, Next, TK Maxx |
2. Hounslow Heath
Green-space reference · Mapped green-space reference position; not an entrance. Coordinates: 51.457185, -0.385240.
Retained source ID: 8508306. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: 56.441 dB Nighttime: 45.377 dB Averages do not describe individual flyovers. Without a contour, frequent or loud overflights are still possible. |
| Road noise | Daytime: 41.21 dB Nighttime: 37.13 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: Unknown — no source reading Nighttime: Unknown — no source reading |
| Tube-track proximity | Outside the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | ≈ 27 min walk Hounslow West Underground Station station position |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 1 min walk Hounslow Heath 89.2 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 4 / 5 · Higher Hounslow 021B · E01002650 79.0 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 398 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 17 min walk The Heathland School Secondary · Community school · Outstanding · legacy overall · 2024-04-30 · mapped school gate |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 26 min walk Aldi Aldi · Mapped supermarket · store position |
| Shopping walk | ≈ 31 min walk High Street Shopping street · 3 different mapped chains · shop position · H&M, Next, TK Maxx |
3. Treaty Centre
Shopping-site reference · mapped centre entrance. Coordinates: 51.467723, -0.363257.
Retained source ID: w4842399. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: 57.686 dB Nighttime: 52.767 dB Averages do not describe individual flyovers. Without a contour, frequent or loud overflights are still possible. |
| Road noise | Daytime: 70.21 dB Nighttime: 61.83 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: Unknown — no source reading Nighttime: Unknown — no source reading |
| Tube-track proximity | Outside the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | ≈ 8 min walk Hounslow Central Underground Station mapped entrance |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 7 min walk Inwood Park 5.1 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 5 / 5 · Highest Hounslow 018F · E01033083 515.7 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 2,826 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 7 min walk Lift Kingsley Secondary · Academy sponsor led · No overall grade under the previous inspection framework · 2025-03-25 · mapped school gate |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 6 min walk Asda Asda · Mapped supermarket · store position |
| Shopping walk | ≈ 1 min walk Treaty Centre Shopping centre · mapped centre entrance |
Turn this comparison into viewing questions
Choose the journeys and surroundings you actually need. Check the location of the home, the route and entrance you would use, indoor noise and current access. A missing noise value is unverified quietness; a missing supported-line result does not cover every rail service. Tube proximity does not measure vibration, crime bands do not predict personal safety, and a nearby school does not establish eligibility.
Source snapshots behind these examples
- Aircraft: Defra Round 4 (2022 mapping). Airport activity years vary and are not verified for every airport; no mapped aircraft-noise contour does not establish infrequent flights or quietness.
- Road and railway: Defra Round 4 (2022 mapping); 2021 road/rail activity; historical model, not live measurements.. Published values begin at 40 dB day / 35 dB night.
- Walking and mapped destinations: retained OSM snapshot 2026-10-30T21:24:51Z; packaged station snapshot, not live services.
- Crime: 2024-09 to 2026-08; resident population year 2024. Historical London-only bands, not safety grades.
- Schools: GIAS 2026-10-31; Ofsted 2026-09-30. Proximity does not establish admissions.
- Tube proxy: April 2026; 100 m setback, not measured vibration.
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