KT1 3PS Kingston upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Norbiton. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Kingston upon Thames in 2026-27: Band D £2,609 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,739 | £2,029 | £2,319 | £2,609 | £3,189 | £3,769 | £4,349 | £5,218 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (53% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Kincross, 13 Coombe Lane West, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (550 m)
- Cambridge Road Estate, Cambridge Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (580 m)
- 3 Brook Gardens, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (620 m)
- 3 Brook Gardens, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (620 m)
- Faro, 7 Brook Gardens, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (650 m)
- Kingstons House, 15 Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (720 m)
- Unit A Magnum House, 164 London Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (790 m)
- Unit B Magnum House, 164 London Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 41 addresses are between 15 m and 19 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norbiton 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Berrylands 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Kenley Road (KT1) Norbiton | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Churchill Medical Centre | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Coombe Hill Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sns Dental Practice | 310 m |
| Hospital | Kingston Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 24 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Kingston Road Allotments 1.3 ha | 460 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brick reservoir 300yds (270m) SW of Gallows Conduit, Coombe, a scheduled monument, 810 m north. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brick reservoir 300yds (270m) SW of Gallows Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 810 m north |
| Ivy Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Coombe Conduit | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 7.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Gallows Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Coronation Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Steven's Eyots | Island | 2.3 km north-west |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km north |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 41 |
1 of the postcode's 41 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.