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W4 Chiswick Gunnersbury — Family Area Report

Chiswick Gunnersbury · Hounslow

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Hounslow£2,179/yrEaling£2,200/yrHammersmith and Fulham£1,420/yrThis postcode straddles 3 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityLow · 16–21%19% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

W4 is the London postcode area covering Chiswick Gunnersbury in the London Borough of Hounslow. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 18 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 Victoria in 40 min on the morning rush. 19% of households here have dependent children — low.

What borough is W4 in?

W4 is in the London Borough of Hounslow. Its representative postcode sits in the Chiswick Gunnersbury ward. On our family-life index, W4 scores 66/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density9
Commute70

Schools

18 within 1 mile

There are 18 schools within a mile of W4 — 10 primary and 1 secondary among the top matches. Southfield Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 1249m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Belmont Primary School

    Primary · 444 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    206m

  • Heathfield House School

    Independent · 159 pupils

    361m

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School ,Chiswick

    Primary · 195 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    480m

  • The William Hogarth Primary School

    Primary · 153 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    602m

  • Orchard House School

    Independent · 331 pupils

    769m

  • Grove Park Primary School

    Primary · 428 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    898m

  • ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form

    Independent · 265 pupils

    977m

  • Chiswick School

    Secondary · 1618 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    1066m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

W4 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
    6
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    6

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    53 min
    via District & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    52 min
    via District & Piccadilly
    Liverpool Street
    51 min
    via District & Elizabeth line
    Canary Wharf
    60 min
    via District & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    42 min
    via District + 1 bus
    VictoriaFastest
    40 min
    via District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Victoria in 40 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.

      W4 — frequently asked questions

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

      What London borough is W4 in?
      W4 is in the London Borough of Hounslow. Its representative postcode falls in the Chiswick Gunnersbury ward. W4 scores 66/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is W4 a good area for families?
      W4 (Chiswick Gunnersbury, Hounslow) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in W4?
      There are 18 schools within a mile of W4, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. W4 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is W4?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in W4 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, W4 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from W4 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from W4 is Victoria in about 40 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in W4?
      19% of households in W4's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near W4

      The closest postcodes to W4 we cover are W6 (Hammersmith Broadway, ~2.5km), W12 (Wormholt, ~2.6km), TW8 (Brentford West, ~2.9km) and TW9 (North Richmond, ~3.1km). Families weighing W4 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

      Nearby reports

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