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Housing in W3 8LQ

What the homes in W3 8LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kew Bridge & Gunnersbury Park
Council
Hounslow
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,454 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.9%). Flats make up 29.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

W3 8LQEngland
Detached7.1%22.9%
Semi-detached36.9%31.5%
Terraced26.2%23%
Purpose-built flat20.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.7% of households in the W3 8LQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.

W3 8LQ
45%
16%
38%
England
  • Owned44.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented38%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W3 8LQEngland
Owned outright21.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council36.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W3 8LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.7%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.

W3 8LQEngland
Living alone, under 6617.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.9%12.8%
Couple, no children7.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.9%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around W3 8LQ (Kew Bridge & Gunnersbury Park) (about 1,454 residents).

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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