Chiswick is a leafy, affluent district with a village feel. Media and creative professionals mingle in indie shops, wine bars, and high-end restaurants along Chiswick High Road. A footpath runs past the historic pubs and 18th-century homes of Strand-on-the-Green, a picturesque Thameside street. The Roman-style Chiswick House contains Old Master paintings and has vast manicured gardens with picnic and play areas.

Located just north of the river in west London close to Barnes, Hammersmith and Kew gardens Chiswick is a large swathe of pretty residential Victorian terraces with some large detached and semi-detached properties. surrounding a vibrant and healthy high street.