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Postcode area · Twickenham

Housing in TW

What the homes in TW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
Hounslow
Region
London
Population
593,070 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.1%). Flats make up 37.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

TWEngland
Detached10.8%22.9%
Semi-detached29.8%31.5%
Terraced21.7%23%
Purpose-built flat30.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.4% of households in TW own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.9% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.

TW
56%
26%
16%
England
  • Owned56.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented25.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TWEngland
Owned outright26.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.8%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association9.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.8%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

TWEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Hounslow

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hounslow (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HounslowEngland
All homes£1,952£1,459
One bedroom£1,583£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,947£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,241£1,489
Four or more£3,076£2,161
Detached£2,683£1,640
Semi-detached£2,412£1,449
Terraced£2,220£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,800£1,444

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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