W4 — London
London's W4 postcode sits in Hounslow. The board behind it is assembled from 27,749 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical W4 sale went from £122,750 in 1995 to £612,500 in 2026 — 5.0× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 1999 — prices moved +26.4% that year. The one to avoid was 2026: the median moved -21.1%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in W4
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £122,750 | 1,060 |
| 2000 | £249,500 | 1,055 |
| 2005 | £350,000 | 972 |
| 2010 | £533,575 | 786 |
| 2015 | £675,000 | 825 |
| 2020 | £697,475 | 602 |
| 2025 | £776,000 | 614 |
| 2026 | £612,500 | 73 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- London (W4 5) (24% of local sales) — busiest streets: Acton Lane, Chiswick High Road, St Albans Avenue
- London (W4 3) (22% of local sales) — busiest streets: Chiswick Village, Sutton Court, Park Road
- London (W4 2) (21% of local sales) — busiest streets: Corney Reach Way, Duke Road, Staveley Gardens
- London (W4 1) (18% of local sales) — busiest streets: Chiswick High Road, Southfield Road, Rusthall Avenue
- London (W4 4) (13% of local sales) — busiest streets: Wellesley Road, Watchfield Court, Sutton Lane North
- Chiswick (2% of local sales) — busiest streets: Fishers Lane, Devonshire Road, Grove Park Road
- Acton (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: Somerset Road, Blandford Road, Clovelly Road
- London Road (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Part Of, Ground Floor Flat
Reading about 1999 is easy; surviving 2026 is the game. Play the W4 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.