Buying a home in W4, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.22mmost £1.01m–£1.44m
Houses per m²£11,071flats £8,861
Sold last year2932,362 in five years
Prices in Hounslow+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in W4 sold for £1,218,365 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,009,262 and £1,436,865, for about 108 m² of space. That is 45% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

293 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £379k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in W4 3 (£10,291) and the most in W4 4 (£11,976).

Across Hounslow, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 12.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,241 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £5,556 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £244,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in W4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£765,000£465k–£1.27m44 m²14
2£784,687£656k–£998k72 m²126
3£1,218,365£1.01m–£1.44m108 m²523
4£1,493,217£1.27m–£1.78m139 m²360
5+£2,213,213£1.58m–£2.88m194 m²364

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£765k£785k£1.22m£1.49m£2.21m
Detached——£1.21m£1.69m£3.1m
Semi-detached£478k£749k£1.35m£1.78m£2.43m
Terraced£1.17m£803k£1.2m£1.41m£1.55m
Flats£379k£518k£649k£820k£893k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across W4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
W4 1£11,940£8,970
W4 2£11,241£9,104
W4 3£10,291£7,980
W4 4£11,976£9,003
W4 5£10,508£9,028

Schools near W4

Best state primary within 2 kmGood Shepherd RC Primary School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%17 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%36 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about W4

Is W4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 45% more than across London; prices in Hounslow are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 293 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in W4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in W4 sold for £1,218,365 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,009,262 and £1,436,865.

Is W4 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in W4 costs 45% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in W4 each year?

293 homes sold in the last year and 2,362 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near W4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Good Shepherd RC Primary School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near W4?

For a 3-bedroom house, W3 (£895k, 2 km), W12 (£853k, 3 km), TW8 (£711k, 3 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.