Chiswick Local Information
Practical local information for Chiswick: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Chiswick Roadworks: No District Line 10-11 Oct, M4 Work Done
No District line through Chiswick on 10 and 11 October. National Highways has finished the M4 pillar repairs early and is lifting the A4 lane closure.
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Chiswick Bin Collection Days: Bank Holiday Adds a Day
Every Hounslow round moves a day this week, so Friday's becomes Saturday 5 September. Plus the four-box system, £75 garden waste and the Space Waye trial.
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Parking in Chiswick: Where 30 Minutes Free Has a Catch
Eight Chiswick streets give 30 minutes free, but you must still start a session or risk £110. Car park tariffs by emissions band, permits and station spaces.
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Chiswick Council Tax Bands: £2,185.56 at Band D
Band D in Hounslow is £2,185.56 for 2026/27, up £99.74. The full A to H table, the 2% social care precept, and the empty home premium that hits 400%.
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Chiswick trains to London: 20 mins, £2,100 a year
Turnham Green to Victoria is 20 minutes, with 12 District trains an hour. Zone 1-3 fares, the Chiswick station platform trap and the last trains home.
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Things to do in Chiswick: 13 days out, 6 of them free
Six free days out around Chiswick, from a 65-acre Palladian garden to two free museums, plus 2026 prices checked this week and a VAT cut ending 1 September.
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Chiswick planning: 28,800 homes, plan still in hearings
Hounslow's Local Plan is still in examination, with 28,800 homes promised by 2041 and a 2,334-home shortfall already banked. Where the building is going.
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Chiswick house prices 2026: W4 median is £772,500
The median Chiswick sale over the past year was £772,500, against £512,888 across Hounslow borough. Prices by property type, by area, and what rent costs.
Bins
Hounslow Christmas Bin Collections 2026: Dates Not Out Yet
Hounslow Council has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last year every round moved, some a day early, and normal service returned on 12 January.
Schools
Hounslow School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 October
Hounslow's 2026/27 term dates with half terms, the Christmas break and INSET days, and why Chiswick School, Orchard House and Kew House break up a week earlier.
Recycling
Space Waye tip opening times: 8am to 3.30pm, book Fri to Sun
Space Waye tip, Feltham, opens 8am to 3.30pm every day. No booking Monday to Thursday; book Friday to Sunday and bank holidays. Christmas closures and charges.
Travel
Chiswick Christmas trains: no SWR on 25 or 26 Dec last year
Last Christmas SWR ran no trains on 25 or 26 December and shut Waterloo lines to 4 January; Hounslow pay-to-park was free on four days. 2026 plans due soon.
Half Term
Chiswick October half term 2026: 26 to 30 Oct, what's on
Hounslow's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026. What's on near Chiswick, from Gunnersbury's £2 trail to Osterley's Halloween films, with prices.