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Chiswick Hounslow or Chiswick Ealing?  Desirability

I appreciate that it is very subjective but in estate agent speak which of the two boroughs is generally considered to be the most "desirable"?

Philip Coe ● 2356d7 Comments

I don't think the borough matters.  Decide which streets you like from a lifestyle point of view - pollution, noise from cars, rail or air (Grove Park area tends to be noisier from aircraft noise in normal times), sefety (some people prefer cul de sacs if they have children or cats and they can be quieter too),  promimity to rail or underground links (and sewage works or noisy industrial estates),  if the look of the road is important to you, access to parking, shops, schools etc. What's 'desirable' is in the eyes of the beholder, but if you mean expensive, that would be mainly Bedford Park and larger houses close to the river - Chiswick Mall etc.

Claire Moran ● 2356d

I've lived in both. It's all Chiswick. As Claire said, find the roads that appeal - or the general area. What do you want to be near? The centre? Shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants? Schools? An open space? A tube station? Railway? The river? Your reasons, your choice. And then there's availability which might mean you can't have your top spot. However, as one of the cllrs for Turnham Green ward I'd recommend our lovely area. But, ultimately, it's all Chiswick. Where are you now and do you want similar or different?

Joanna Biddolph ● 2356d

The fact that you are asking about "desirability" would suggest you will fit in well with the Bedford Parkers!

James Smith-Jones ● 2356d

As Bedford Park is partly in London Borough of Ealing and part London Borough of Hounslow you are probably correct! The border technically goes down the middle of Woodstock Road so streets to the east of that are in Hounslow and those to the west in Ealing.

Elizabeth Jane Daley ● 2355d

If you have primary-school aged children you need to consider the school catchment areas..  If you live in Ealing that falls outside the catchment area of Hounslow Chiswick schools.  Woodstock Rd is Hounslow on one side and Ealing on the other.

Lucy Chambers ● 2355d

I suspect estate agents ignore the borough names and beef up the 'Chiswick' bit, wherever it might be. In fact, which bit of 'Chiswick' is actually Ealing' that isn't really 'South Acton' or 'Acton Green' or indeed, 'Bedford Park'? Just because somewhere's in W4 doesn't make it Chiswick - or does it?  I notice that a new industrial development to the north of the railway crossing and in the South Acton industrial estate and well into W3 has been called the 'North Chiswick Business Park', which is stretching our local psycho-geography a bit far.

Peter Evans ● 2355d

"Just because somewhere's in W4 doesn't make it Chiswick - or does it?"Well, W4 means "West London, Chiswick".  The postal district numbers from 3 onwards align with the district names in alphabetical order (Acton, Chiswick, Ealing, Hammersmith, Hanwell, Kensington, etc.), so in that sense W4 is Chiswick.But we also have parts of Chiswick in W3 and W6 according to the local government boundaries!

Richard Jennings ● 2355d