Introduction
The prosperous West London suburb of Chiswick combines generous green spaces and a peaceful riverside location with a vibrant array of shops and restaurants and excellent connections to central London and Heathrow airport. There are several tube stations along the District and Piccadilly lines.
Chiswick offers a strong stock of period property. Fine Georgian terraces line the riverside Chiswick Mall, there are pretty two and three-bedroom period cottages at Strand-on-the-Green and theGlebe Estate, and for substantial family houses buyers look to the Arts &Crafts properties of Bedford Park or the large detached 1920/1930s houses ofGrove Park. The main shopping area consists of the wide boulevards of ChiswickHigh Road and its offshoots Devonshire Road and Turnham Green Terrace, where there are numerous independent delicatessens, restaurants and antiques dealers.
£1.036 million
average property price
£2 million
average prices of a semi-detached house
Property market
This wealthy neighbourhood outperformed the rest of prime outer London during the pandemic house price boom and, despite a quieter market in 2024, demand remains strong for larger family houses – so far this year Red Lion House on Chiswick Mall has changed hands for £4.25 million and two houses on Addison Grove have been sold for £4.3 million and £3.75million respectively. However, overall flats were the most popular choice of property for Chiswick buyers over the last year.
As of December 2024, Chiswick’s average property price stood at £1,036,412. Flats had an average price of £552,529, while semi-detached properties fetched just over £2 million. Over the pastyear, property prices in Chiswick have experienced a slight decrease of about8%, making now an excellent time to snap up investment properties in this ever-popular suburb.
London Richmond currently has two properties in Chiswick, a beautiful two-bedroom house on Thorney Hedge Road and a stunning one-bedroom flat in the historic Grove Park Gardens, which is famous for several celebrities living on the street.
Things to do
Chiswick House and Gardens provide a wonderful setting for leisurely walks and various cultural events. The house itself is aPalladian-style villa that is renowned as one of the most glorious examples of eighteenth-century British architecture, while the gardens, designed by WilliamKent and dotted with sculptures and follies, are considered the birthplace of the English Landscape Movement. There's also a fantastic café in a RIBA award-winning building. The magical Giffords Circus comes to Chiswick House every summer and families flock to see awe-inspiring acrobatics and traditional clowning.
The George IV pub on Chiswick High Road runs an events programme that punches well above its weight, covering everything from live jazz to stand-up comedy. Their function space The Boston Room has seen musicians like Adele, Laura Marling and Florence & the Machine launch their careers. Other cultural highlights include the Chiswick Book Festival, which takes place every autumn, and the Tabard Theatre, where the comedy offering is especially strong – Harry Hill, Dara Ó Briain and Al Murray have all played the 96-seat studio space.
“This wealthy neighbourhood outperformed the rest of prime outer London during the pandemic house price boom”
Shopping
Chiswick is a bit of haven for foodies and there are superb independent food shops along Turnham Green Terrace, including the delicatessen Hack & Veldt, Macken Brothers butchers, The ChiswickFishmonger and the chocolatier Phillip Neal. The Chiswick Cheese Market takes place on the third Sunday of the month, with around 20 stalls selling 90 or so different artisan cheeses, from Aberdeenshire cow’s milk cheese smoked over whiskey barrel shavings to mountain cheeses from the French Alps.
Other Sunday markets include Chiswick FlowerMarket, where you can find a fabulous range of cut flowers and live plants, including herbaceous perennials, shrubs, herbs, bouquets, bulbs and house plants. Behind the stalls, Chelsea Flower Show award-winners mingle with experienced market traders and entrepreneurs with new plant businesses, ensuring a lively community and a buzzing atmosphere. And Chiswick Antiques andVintage Market is a veritable treasure trove of architectural salvage, old furniture, ironmongery, kitchenalia, memorabilia, toys and French brocante. The rest of the month, antiques emporium The Old Cinema caters to the tastes of stylish home-makers, with a massive range of antique, art deco and midcentury furniture, lighting, and arts sprawling over two floors.
Pamper and exercise
The Hogarth Health Club has been going for 40years and is a much-loved local institution. Offering free personal training,70 classes a week, a stunning pool, and tennis and squash courts, the club has a relaxed atmosphere and a very flexible range of membership options. Residents pop in throughout the day for a Pilates class or free weights session, before catching up with friends over a protein smoothie in the airy cafe. The Hogarth Medispa is very well-regarded for its medical and beauty treatments, including non-surgical facial aesthetic treatments, dermatology consultations, weight loss programmes and specialist massages.
Chiswick also has a plethora of outdoor spaces that are perfect for jogging, cycling and outdoor workouts. The beautiful paths along the River Thames, some sections of which feel almost rural, provide a scenic backdrop for walking and running, while Chiswick Common and GunnersburyPark offer more spacious green environs. The riverside Duke’s Meadows has fabulous play areas for children as well as clay tennis courts, golf courses, football pitches and even a ski slope, all surrounded by biodiverse planting and mature trees.
Dine
Well-heeled residents gather for brunch or cocktails at Soho House outpost High Road House on Chiswick High Road. The downstairs brasserie is open to non-members and serves up reliable classics like ribeye steak frites and confit duck cassoulet – its Parisian-style terrace at street level under distinctive pale blue awnings is a great spot for people-watching. Upstairs lies the members club, event space and 14 bijou hotel rooms.
For a more formal dinner out, Michelin-starredLa Trompette on Devonshire Road is a Chiswick institution. The room is all understated glamour with its starched white tablecloths and gleaming glassware and the service is reliably impeccable. Deep-pocketed locals come for the high-end French cooking – think chicken liver and foie gras parfait followed by venison saddle with potato gallettes – the magnificent wine list and the seasonal cheeseboard, supplied by La Fromagerie.
Families and those looking for a quick casual bite to eat are well served by Chiswick High Road, which has numerous lovely brunch spots and friendly chains like Five Guys, Zizzi and Pizza Express. And for a traditional Sunday roast and a roaring log fire, head to one of the riverside pubs like – the Bell & Crown has exceptionally comfy sofas and a wonderful terrace looking out over the water.