Flats to Rent in Hounslow

Renting in Hounslow

Hounslow runs west along the Thames from Chiswick through Brentford and Isleworth, then inland through Hounslow town and Feltham to the edge of Heathrow Airport. It is a borough of two halves: riverside Chiswick in the east is one of west London's most expensive areas, while the west, closest to the airport, is among its more affordable. On the ONS measure in the table above, Hounslow's average rent sits below the London average. Council tax is slightly above it: Band D is £2,185.56 in 2026/27, against a London average of £2,068 (MHCLG).

Heathrow shapes much of the borough: it is the area's biggest employer, and its flight paths cross most of Hounslow.

The neighbourhoods

Chiswick

Chiswick has a long High Road of shops and restaurants, Turnham Green Terrace, riverside pubs along Strand on the Green, and Chiswick House, Lord Burlington's Palladian villa, whose gardens are free to enter. Part of Bedford Park, the Victorian garden suburb, lies in its north, with the rest over the boundary in Ealing. Turnham Green and Gunnersbury are on the District line, with Chiswick Park just over the Ealing boundary, and Chiswick station has trains to Waterloo. Rentals are mostly flats in Victorian and Edwardian houses and mansion blocks, and family houses, at the top of the borough's price range. It is the part of Hounslow furthest from Heathrow.

Brentford

Brentford sits where the River Brent and the Grand Union Canal meet the Thames, and much of its riverside and canalside has been rebuilt with new blocks of flats. Brentford FC's Gtech Community Stadium opened in 2020 by Kew Bridge, and the London Museum of Water and Steam is beside it. Syon Park, the Duke of Northumberland's estate, is on the western edge. Brentford and Kew Bridge stations have South Western Railway trains to Waterloo, and Boston Manor is on the Piccadilly line. Most rentals here are newer flats.

Isleworth and Osterley

Old Isleworth has a riverside with a historic pub and All Saints Church, whose medieval tower survived a 1943 fire; the church was rebuilt around it in 1970. Osterley, to the north, is built around Osterley Park, a National Trust house and estate with lakes and farmland, and Osterley station on the Piccadilly line. The streets are mostly inter-war semis and terraces with gardens. Isleworth station has trains to Waterloo. Aircraft noise increases as you go west.

Hounslow town

Hounslow town centre is the borough's main shopping area, with a High Street of many South Asian grocers, restaurants and shops. It has three Piccadilly line stations (Hounslow East, Hounslow Central and Hounslow West) and Hounslow station on the South Western Railway line to Waterloo. Hounslow Heath, a local nature reserve of heathland and grassland, is to the south-west. Rentals range from flats above shops and in newer blocks to terraced and semi-detached houses. The area is under flight paths into Heathrow.

Feltham, Hanworth and Bedfont

Feltham and the areas around it are the borough's closest residential areas to Heathrow, with inter-war and post-war houses, estates and newer flats. Feltham station has South Western Railway trains to Waterloo; Hatton Cross, on the airport's eastern edge just over the Hillingdon boundary, is on the Piccadilly line. Bedfont Lakes Country Park, made from former gravel pits, has lakes, meadows and walks. Many residents work at or around the airport. Rents here are usually the lowest in the borough, and aircraft noise the most noticeable.

Heathrow and aircraft noise

How much noise you hear depends on where the home is, which runway is in use and the wind direction, so one quiet viewing proves little. Before signing, look up the address on Heathrow's WebTrak flight-tracking tool, which shows the flights that passed over it recently, and visit at the times you would be at home. The government supports a third runway: a draft national policy statement for it went out to consultation in summer 2026, and planning consent has still to be sought. Its flight paths are not settled, so check the latest position if you plan a long stay in the west of the borough.

Getting around

The Piccadilly line runs through the middle of the borough (Boston Manor, Osterley and the three Hounslow stations), east into central London and west through Hatton Cross to Heathrow. The District line serves Chiswick. South Western Railway trains run from Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Brentford, Syon Lane, Isleworth, Hounslow and Feltham to Clapham Junction and Waterloo. The Overground's Mildmay line calls at Gunnersbury. The M4 and the A4 Great West Road run through the borough towards central London and the west. Check a specific commute on the TfL Journey Planner before you sign.

Schools

State secondaries include Chiswick School, Gunnersbury Catholic School (boys) and Brentford School for Girls in Brentford, Gumley House Convent School (girls), the Green School for Girls and Isleworth and Syon School (boys) in Isleworth, Lampton School in Hounslow and the Heathland School. Faith and single-sex schools set their own admissions rules, and popular state primaries, especially in Chiswick, can have small distance catchments, so read each school's admissions criteria and its latest Ofsted report before choosing a street for a school.

Parks and open space

Hounslow has several historic estates open to the public: Chiswick House and Gardens, Syon Park, Osterley Park and Gunnersbury Park, which the borough runs jointly with Ealing. The Thames Path follows the river through Chiswick, Brentford and Isleworth, and the Grand Union Canal towpath runs north from Brentford. Hounslow Heath and Bedfont Lakes Country Park serve the west of the borough.

Safety

Crime concentrates in Hounslow town centre, around the busiest stations and on the main roads; residential streets across the borough are generally quieter. For a specific street, the police's crime map at police.uk shows reported crime month by month.

Who it suits

Hounslow suits people who work at or around Heathrow; Piccadilly line commuters who want lower rents in Hounslow or Osterley; families who want houses, parks and riverside walks in Chiswick, Brentford or Isleworth; and people who want the borough's large South Asian community close by. It suits people less well if they work from home and are sensitive to aircraft noise in the west, or want Chiswick's streets at Feltham's rents.

Useful links

Hounslow Council: hounslow.gov.uk (council tax, parking, school admissions)
Flight paths over an address: Heathrow WebTrak, via heathrow.com
Crime by street: police.uk
Journeys: tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey

The listings above are homes and rooms advertised by their landlords in Hounslow now. Chiswick and Feltham are both in Hounslow but are very different places to live, so check where each listing is before you arrange a viewing.