All babies born within the London Borough of Hounslow, either at home or West Middlesex University Hospital must be registered with us within 42 days of the baby's birth.
All birth registrations are by appointment only.
To book an appointment please telephone 0208 583 2090.
If the parents are a married couple, only one parent has to come into the office to register the baby.
If an unmarried mother wishes to include the baby's father's details into the registration, he has to accompany her when registering.
Customers who wish to register births that have taken place outside Hounslow should attend the register office of the borough in which the birth occurred. Other register office addresses can be found on the link or the General Register Office website, together with other useful information concerning all registration services.
If English is not your first language, feel free to ask a friend or relative to help and attend the office with you, but please remember you must register the birth in person.
The first certificate is free and full birth certificates can be purchased at the time of registering. The current price is £3.50 each. We are currently unable to accept credit or debit cards; please bring the correct change or cheque to purchase any additional certificates’.
Order a birth certificate
You can order a birth certificate from the General Register Office or the local register office where the birth was registered.
Please note we are only able to provide a certificate if the birth happened in the borough of Hounslow or at West Middlesex Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth.
For all other districts and hospitals, please contact the local Register Office where the event occurred.
We are unable to provide certificates if you only have a Vol and page number, quarter and District. This is the unique index reference for the General Register Office (GRO) and you should direct your application to them.
Order online
You can order and pay for a birth certificate online. It costs £9 for each certificate. You can have your certificate sent to an address or you can collect it in person from Hounslow register office.
All on line applications are processed approximately 5 working days from receipt of order. Certificates are posted first class using the Royal Mail Postal Service.
If you request to collect the certificate from the Register Office, we will call you when the certificate is ready for collection.
Order a birth certificate online
Order by post
download and complete an application form (
PDF Help, size 21kb)telephone 020 8583 2090 for a form
apply in writing - send a letter with your full name and surname at birth, your date and place of birth. Please ensure you include a contact telephone number, enclose your fee and a stamped address envelope
The fee for a birth certificate is £9. Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to the London Borough of Hounslow.
Postal applications are processed approximately 5 workings days from receipt of application.
We also offer baby naming ceremonies.
Contact us to re-register births or conduct searches of historical birth certificates.
We are currently unable to accept credit card telephone applications.
Contact us
Email: registeroffice@hounslow.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8583 2090
Hounslow Register Office
88 Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DW
Opening hours:
Monday - 9am - 4.30pm
Tuesday - 9am - 4.30pm
Wednesday 9am - 1.00pm closed in the afternoon
Thursday 9am - 4.30pm
Friday - 9am - 4.30pm
Appointments
When registering your baby's birth we have an appointment system. Please telephone 0208 583 2090 to arrange an appointment.