Hounslow Heath
Neighbourhood · 16,079 residents
56Good
Good · better than 3 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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What’s good
- 100% of schools are rated Good or better by Ofsted
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- Aircraft noise reaches 99% of the area
- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 32, where 60 is typical
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Hounslow Heath
Map outline: Approximate — electoral ward boundary, used as the nearest surveyed shape
Is Hounslow Heath a good place to live?
Hounslow Heath scores 56/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for schools (72).
It scores lowest on affordability (32).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Hounslow Heath in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Hounslow Heath
Terraced rows and post-war semis line most streets here, with the odd flat conversion breaking up the pattern near the busier roads — this is a suburb built for families rather than passers-through, and the density (more than double the national average) tells you these streets fill up fast with cars, wheelie bins and school-run traffic. It doesn't have the polish of London's more manicured corners, but it doesn't try to.
The schools are the strongest card this area holds. The Heathland School and St Mark's Catholic School, both Outstanding-rated secondaries, sit alongside St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School, also Outstanding — a genuinely unusual concentration for one suburb, and it's the single clearest reason families settle here rather than just pass through. Set against that, transport is workaday rather than impressive: 30 local stops but a transport grade that sits mid-table, so this reads more like a bus-and-drive suburb than a rail commuter's dream. Housing is where the numbers get interesting — a median house price of £429,000 undercuts the borough of Hounslow by around 7%, yet still comes in well above the national median, and semi-detached homes here (the dominant type, mostly freehold) fetch over double what a semi costs nationally. A For Sale board on one of these streets is advertising a family freehold at a relative discount within an expensive borough, not a bargain in any absolute sense.