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Housing in W4 5SA

What the homes in W4 5SA 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
2,548 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (83.9%). Flats make up 87.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W4 5SAEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached2.7%31.5%
Terraced8.7%23%
Purpose-built flat83.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.4% of households in the W4 5SA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 4% own outright and 12.4% with a mortgage.

W4 5SA
16%
31%
48%
England
  • Owned16.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.9%1%
  • Private rented30.7%20.5%
  • Social rented47.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W4 5SAEngland
Owned outright4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council25%8.3%
From a housing association22.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W4 5SAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.3%). 30.1% of households include dependent children.

W4 5SAEngland
Living alone, under 6631.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children17%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 W4 5SA (Kew Bridge & Gunnersbury Park) (about 2,548 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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