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TW8 Brentford West — Family Area Report

Brentford West · Hounslow

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Hounslow£2,179/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%22% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

TW8 is the London postcode area covering Brentford West in the London Borough of Hounslow. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 4 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Waterloo in 42 min on the morning rush. 22% of households here have dependent children — average.

What borough is TW8 in?

TW8 is in the London Borough of Hounslow. Its representative postcode sits in the Brentford West ward. On our family-life index, TW8 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density16
Commute70

Schools

4 within 1 mile

There are 4 schools within a mile of TW8 — 2 primary and 1 secondary among the top matches. The closest is Ealing Fields Church of England High School, 1116m from the postcode centre.

  • Ealing Fields Church of England High School

    Secondary · 803 pupils

    1116m

  • Little Ealing Primary School

    Primary · 674 pupils

    1177m

  • Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School

    Primary

    1177m

  • West London Performing Arts Academy (WLPA Academy)

    Special

    1298m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

TW8 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    4

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    WaterlooFastest
    42 min
    via South Western Railway
    King's Cross
    58 min
    via Piccadilly + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    58 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    67 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    48 min
    via Piccadilly & District + 1 bus
    Victoria
    51 min
    via Piccadilly & Circle + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 42 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode TW8. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    TW8 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Brentford West, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is TW8 in?
    TW8 is in the London Borough of Hounslow. Its representative postcode falls in the Brentford West ward. TW8 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is TW8 a good area for families?
    TW8 (Brentford West, Hounslow) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in TW8?
    There are 4 schools within a mile of TW8, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. TW8 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is TW8?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in TW8 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, TW8 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from TW8 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from TW8 is Waterloo in about 42 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in TW8?
    22% of households in TW8's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near TW8

    The closest postcodes to TW8 we cover are TW9 (North Richmond, ~2.2km), TW7 (Isleworth, ~2.6km), W5 (Ealing Broadway, ~2.9km) and W4 (Chiswick Gunnersbury, ~2.9km). Families weighing TW8 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

    Nearby reports

    TW1Twickenham Riverside· 36TW2West Twickenham· 36TW3Hounslow Central· 36TW4Hounslow West· 36TW5Heston Central· 36TW7Isleworth· 36

    Head-to-head

    TW8 vs TW1TW8 vs TW2TW8 vs TW3TW8 vs TW4TW8 vs TW5TW8 vs TW7

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