Hounslow: local statistics
Hounslow is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 299,486 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Hounslow, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Hounslow was £807.50 in April 2025 (£40,870 a year). That is 10.5% below the figure for London and the 29th highest of all 32 council areas in London. Jobs based in Hounslow paid a median £861.40 a week, £53.90 more than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £560.60: a change of +44% before inflation.
Hounslow had an estimated 299,486 residents in mid-2025, a change of -0.2% in a year. That is 24,389 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.9%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years. That is the 8th fastest growth of 33 in London. The series peaked at 300,047 in mid-2024.
Homes in Hounslow sold for an average of £525,435 in July 2026, up 1.7% on a year before. That is close to the middle of all 33 council areas in London (20th highest) (regional average £550,037). Prices are 17% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 12.9 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Hounslow. That ratio is the 10th highest ratio of 32 in London.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 72.4% of Hounslow residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.2 points either way, against 74.8% across London. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 71.3% to 78.1%.
5.0% of Hounslow residents aged 16 to 64 (10,185 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (London: 5.5%). That compares with 5.2% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 7.2% in August 2021 and was lowest at 4.6% in January 2023.
The ONS counted 15,205 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Hounslow in March 2026, 7% more than in 2016. That is 51 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in London, 20th of 33.
A Band D home in Hounslow pays an average of £2,185.56 in council tax in 2026-27, up £99.74 on 2025-26. It is mid-table in London, 16th of 33. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,355.77, so it has risen 61%.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Hounslow had a life expectancy at birth of 84.7 years; for men it was 80.3, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.0 years for women and +0.5 for men. It is close to the middle of all 32 council areas in London (16th highest for women).
The police recorded 87.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in Hounslow in the year to March 2026 (26,167 offences in all), mid-table in London, 17th of 33. The rate was 86.1 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 94.5, in the year to March 2024. Fraud is not included.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 275,097 |
| 2016 | 278,601 |
| 2017 | 281,117 |
| 2018 | 285,430 |
| 2019 | 289,652 |
| 2020 | 289,773 |
| 2021 | 288,164 |
| 2022 | 290,151 |
| 2023 | 297,085 |
| 2024 | 300,047 |
| 2025 | 299,486 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £449,336 |
| July 2017 | £448,152 |
| July 2018 | £459,074 |
| July 2019 | £451,543 |
| July 2020 | £451,777 |
| July 2021 | £466,159 |
| July 2022 | £507,833 |
| July 2023 | £510,606 |
| July 2024 | £516,938 |
| July 2025 | £516,633 |
| July 2026 | £525,435 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £560.60 a week |
| 2016 | £585.80 a week |
| 2017 | £596.50 a week |
| 2018 | £617.40 a week |
| 2019 | £658.80 a week |
| 2020 | £589.20 a week |
| 2021 | £677.10 a week |
| 2022 | £707.30 a week |
| 2023 | £728.60 a week |
| 2024 | £766.60 a week |
| 2025 | £807.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,355.77 |
| 2017-18 | £1,402.87 |
| 2018-19 | £1,461.99 |
| 2019-20 | £1,546.54 |
| 2020-21 | £1,607.02 |
| 2021-22 | £1,702.23 |
| 2022-23 | £1,774.18 |
| 2023-24 | £1,881.52 |
| 2024-25 | £1,991.01 |
| 2025-26 | £2,085.82 |
| 2026-27 | £2,185.56 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 79.7 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 83.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 88.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 91.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 91.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 80.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 84.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 87.4 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 94.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 86.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 87.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 72.8% |
| 2016/17 | 71.3% |
| 2017/18 | 78.1% |
| 2018/19 | 74.8% |
| 2019/20 | 71.6% |
| 2020/21 | 73.2% |
| 2021/22 | 76.4% |
| 2022/23 | 74.7% |
| 2023/24 | 77.2% |
| 2024/25 | 73.7% |
| 2025/26 | 72.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 14,260 |
| 2017 | 15,045 |
| 2018 | 14,775 |
| 2019 | 15,080 |
| 2020 | 15,115 |
| 2021 | 15,185 |
| 2022 | 14,950 |
| 2023 | 14,620 |
| 2024 | 14,745 |
| 2025 | 14,775 |
| 2026 | 15,205 |
Questions about Hounslow
What is the average salary in Hounslow?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Hounslow was £807.50 a week in April 2025 (£40,870 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Hounslow?
The ONS estimates 299,486 people lived in Hounslow in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Hounslow?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £525,435.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Hounslow?
10,185 in August 2026 (5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in Hounslow?
£2,185.56 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in Hounslow?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.3 years for men and 84.7 for women.
What is the crime rate in Hounslow?
87.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
Who has power over Hounslow
Every body that makes decisions for Hounslow, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Hounslow council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Hounslow in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Brentford and Isleworth: Ruth Cadbury (Labour) MP
- Feltham and Heston: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Hammersmith and Chiswick: Andy Slaughter (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK population · UK average house price
- Other council areas in London: Greenwich · Havering · Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark · Waltham Forest
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