Estate agents in W4
W4 is a postcode district in the London Borough of Hounslow and 484 homes were sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £825,001.
How estate agents in W4 compare
W4 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 488 sales in W4 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £820,000.
29.7% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.8 years and sold for a median of 8.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £700,000 in 2016 and £840,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in W4
Median sale price in W4: £820,000
| All homes | 488 sales, median £820,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 14 sales, median £2,595,000 |
| Semi-detached | 66 sales, median £1,740,000 |
| Terraced | 167 sales, median £1,200,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 241 sales, median £514,250 |
Across Hounslow the average price was £514,798 in June 2026, up 1.5% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £700,000 (552 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £835,000 (536 sales) |
| 2018 | £735,000 (593 sales) |
| 2019 | £672,500 (614 sales) |
| 2020 | £705,000 (559 sales) |
| 2021 | £776,250 (780 sales) |
| 2022 | £917,000 (705 sales) |
| 2023 | £875,000 (564 sales) |
| 2024 | £801,250 (678 sales) |
| 2025 | £840,000 (645 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
The nearest railway stations are South Acton at about 0.6 miles, Chiswick at about 0.7 miles, Kew Bridge at about 1.1 miles and Acton Central at about 1.2 miles. Underground stops are closer, with Chiswick Park at about 0.3 miles, Turnham Green and Gunnersbury at about 0.5 miles each and Stamford Brook at about 0.8 miles. The A315, A4, A316, A406 and A402 pass through or beside the district. M4 junction 1 at Chiswick Roundabout is about 1 mile away and M1 junction 1 at Staples Corner about 6 miles. London Heathrow Airport is about 8 miles away and London City Airport about 14 miles. Central London is about 6 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near W4
There are 14 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre of W4. Belmont Primary School is about 0.1 miles away and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Chiswick (Roman Catholic) about 0.3 miles. Chiswick School (sixth form, academy) is the nearest secondary at about 0.7 miles and West London Free School (sixth form, free school) is about 1.1 miles away. Independent schools include Heathfield House School at about 0.2 miles and ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form at about 0.6 miles. William Morris Sixth Form and the University of West London are each about 2 miles away.
Living in W4
W4 is an urban postcode district in Hounslow with about 44,000 residents, in or beside the built-up area of Hammersmith and Fulham. There are several supermarkets, including Waitrose about 0.1 miles away and Sainsbury's about 0.2 miles away. A market is about 0.1 miles away and there are more than 15 convenience stores. For food and drink there are more than 50 restaurants, more than 40 cafés and more than 15 pubs, among them The Lamb Brewery and The Crown and Anchor, both about 0.1 miles away. A number of doctors' surgeries, pharmacies and dentists are close by and the nearest hospital with an emergency department is Charing Cross Hospital about 1.9 miles away. Chiswick Post Office is at the centre and Turnham Green is about 0.1 miles away, with Acton Green Common about 0.3 miles away.
A short history of W4
Chiswick was first recorded around 1000 as the Old English Ceswican, meaning cheese farm and Roman coins found at Turnham Green show that settlement came earlier. A village grew around St Nicholas Church from about 1181, with farming, fishing and a ferry. In November 1642 a royalist advance under Prince Rupert was halted at Turnham Green by the Earl of Essex. The Dukes of Devonshire owned Chiswick House from 1758 until 1929. Gunnersbury, named from a Scandinavian personal name and a word for fort, saw suburban building from the 1860s. John Isaac Thornycroft opened a shipyard at Church Wharf in 1864 and Bedford Park followed in 1875. On 8 September 1944 the earliest V-2 rocket to strike London landed on Staveley Road. Of 331 listed buildings nearby 17 are Grade I, including Chiswick House.
Landscape and geography in W4
W4 stands at about 12 metres (39 feet) above sea level. The River Thames is tidal here and its nearest point is about 0.8 miles from the centre of the area, while the open coast is about 33 miles distant. Leg o' Mutton Reservoir is about 0.7 miles from the centre and Barons Pond is about 1.0 miles. Hanger Hill, at 65 metres (213 feet), is about 2.6 miles distant. Harrow on the Hill reaches 124 metres (407 feet) at about 7 miles and Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres (446 feet) at about 6 miles. The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, now called a National Landscape, lies about 14 miles from the area. Richmond Park, a National Nature Reserve, is about 2.4 miles from the centre. Old Oak Common is about 2.0 miles.
People and homes in W4
At the 2021 Census W4 had about 45,600 usual residents. Census 2021 figures show 17% were aged under 15, 69% aged 15 to 64 and 14% aged 65 and over. At the 2021 Census there were about 20,100 households, with 33% being one-person households, compared with 30% for England. Census 2021 figures show 56% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments, against 22% in England. At the 2021 Census 52% of households owned their home and 33% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band D was the most common council tax band at 28%. Environment Agency data from June 2026 show 8 residential properties at high risk of flooding, with the figures covering rivers and the sea.
Economy and jobs in W4
In 2024 the largest industries by share of the roughly 164,000 jobs in the wider Hounslow council area were transport and storage at 22.6% and information and communication at 12.8%. Company records for October 2026 list iSmash (computer hardware) and Fuller's Brewery (brewing) with headquarters recorded in Chiswick and Metropolis Group (music) in London, within about 0.8 miles of W4's centre. In the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026 the employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 across the wider Hounslow council area was 73.9%, below the United Kingdom's 75.5%. The claimant count of people claiming unemployment-related benefits in the wider Hounslow council area was 5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026 (United Kingdom 3.9%). Median gross pay of full-time employees working in the wider Hounslow council area was £43,068 a year in 2025.
Notable people from W4
Several people were born in Chiswick. Kate Beckinsale (born 1973) is an English actress. Imogen Poots (born 1989) and Anne-Marie Duff (born 1970) are British actresses. Peter Brook (1925 to 2022) was an English theatre and film director. Mel Smith (1952 to 2013) was a British comedian and actor. In music, Ian Gillan (born 1945) is an English singer. John Entwistle (1944 to 2002) was an English musician and bassist for The Who. Jack Beresford (1899 to 1977) was a British rower.
Sport and leisure
Swimming is covered by Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, which also lists basketball and by Chiswick New Pool. firstswim is a further swimming venue. Rocks Lane Chiswick has soccer, tennis, netball and padel, while Chiswick Cricket Club, Chiswick Tennis Club, Hartswood Tennis Club and Priory Park Club (bowls and tennis) cover other sports. King's House Sports Ground, Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports Ground and the University of London Boat Club are also in the area and a number of football pitches are mapped. Parks and open space include Gunnersbury Park, Chiswick House and Grounds, Dukes Meadows, Turnham Green, Acton Green Common and Stamford Brook Common, along with several recreation grounds. Gunnersbury Triangle Local Nature Reserve and Leg O'Mutton Nature Reserve are nearby and playgrounds are mapped across the district. Several gyms operate locally.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in W4?
- The median price paid in W4 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £825,001. By property type, the median price paid was £2,167,500 for detached houses (12 sales), £1,740,000 for semi-detached houses (64 sales), £1,225,000 for terraced houses (171 sales) and £510,000 for flats (237 sales).
- How many homes were sold in W4 recently?
- HM Land Registry Price Paid data records 484 standard sales in W4 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.
- What transport is there near W4?
- The nearest railway stations are South Acton at about 0.6 miles and Chiswick at about 0.7 miles from the centre. Chiswick Park underground stop is about 0.3 miles away and Turnham Green is about 0.5 miles away. Central London is about 6 miles from the centre in a straight line.
- Which schools are close to W4?
- There are 14 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Belmont Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is Chiswick School at about 0.7 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in W4?
- There are 35 estate agent sales branches with an office in the W4 postcode district.
Areas near W4
W4 is in Hounslow.
Estate agents near W4
- Barnard Marcus Estate Agents - ChiswickHammersmith and Fulham W4 50.1 miles
- Winkworth ChiswickHounslow W4 4PU0.1 miles
- DextersHounslow W4 5TF0.1 miles
- Cow&Co LondonHounslow W4 4PH0.1 miles
- Stirling Ackroyd Estate AgentsHounslow W4 5TT0.2 miles
- Harpers of ChiswickHounslow W4 4HH0.2 miles
- Hackett Estate AgentsHounslow W4 4HH0.2 miles
- Foxtons Chiswick Estate AgentsHounslow W4 2DW0.2 miles
- Capital PropertiesHounslow W4 5TT0.2 miles
- Borthwicks Sales & LettingsEaling W4 5EB0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of W4.