TW5 postcode area guide — Hounslow

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Broadband & internet speeds in TW5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the TW5 postcode district (Hounslow) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 379 postcodes Ofcom measures in TW5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.2%.

Around 0% of premises in TW5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in TW5

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Mobile signal around Hounslow

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hounslow district (107,439 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TW5

Police recorded 451 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TW5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in TW5

Based on 114 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TW5 is £525,000, up 1.0% on the previous year (£520,000).

Latest recorded sales in TW5

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Hounslow demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Hounslow district (288,181 residents, 102,961 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TW5

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in TW5

165 rated food businesses operate in TW5. 107 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A4 Food and Wine, Aishi Superstores LTD, Alcohol world 24/7, alcohol runner 24/7, Alexandra Montessori Heston, APA Supermarket.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TW5

From a sample of 222 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TW5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Hounslow

Landlines around TW5 typically use:

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What's it like living in TW5?

Postcodes in TW5

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.