Centred around the attractive common of Inwood Park, this section of Hounslow is a popular neighbourhood with families and commuters. The roads immediately surrounding the park are quiet and lined with period homes, while to its north lies great shopping and transport links and a number of modern blocks of flats. Hounslow Central and Hounslow East tube stations sit just behind the shops and provide locals with Piccadilly line tube services into town. The neighbouring towns of Twickenham and Isleworth also have fantastic access to amenities, and while Heathrow Airport is very close by, this neighbourhood is fortunately situated just to the south of its flight path, meaning its peace and quiet is hardly disrupted by the planes overhead.

Inwood Park opened as the first recreation ground in the area in 1902 following a meeting of the Heston and Isleworth UDC in March 1897. They wished to provide the community with a green space as a celebration of Queen Victoria’s jubilee. The former meadowland site was chosen quickly but the land purchase was delayed, meaning the park could only be partially opened by the time of Edward VII’s coronation. The front portion of the park had beautiful lawns and flower beds, as well as ornamental walks presenting ‘a blaze of colour’ while the rear of the park boasted large elm trees. It was well-used, with over 500 daily visitors, though by 1907 it had become popular with ‘vagabonds and loafers’. The park still has some of its original railings and many of the trees.

Despite its unassuming status, Hounslow has been home to a number of famous faces over the years, including the singer Elvis Costello, and one of Britain’s most celebrated Olympic Athletes, Mo Farah, who has won multiple gold medals in the 5,000m and the 10,000m.

While the neighbourhood is well-connected, it does have a reputation for being run down and impoverished. This is caused in part by its industrial nature and proximity to Heathrow Airport.

In 2018, the Local Plan for Hounslow was released, noting the changes that it would like to see implemented by 2035. The council will work predominantly on regenerating brownfield sites, with massive public and private investment to transform the high streets into prosperous 24-hour communities. The crowning jewel of this regeneration initiative is a large-scale development project by the name of High Street Quarter. The development offers apartments consisting of 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms, creating a total of 528 new homes. These units are built around a public square with shops, restaurants, cafes and a Cineworld, giving residents a wealth of amenities on the doorstep to their property. It will also invest heavily in the implementation of cycling and pedestrian routes to reduce car traffic and build a significant amount of new affordable housing to accommodate the growing population.